Al-Hijr 15:2
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 262
If Only We Were Muslims
رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ ٢
It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish they had been Muslims.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the time they will regret not having submitted to the Qur’an’s rule.
Reflect
Submit before regret comes.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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