Al-Hijr 15:27
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 263
Scorching Fire
وَٱلۡجَآنَّ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ ٢٧
And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “samum” is a hot wind blowing like a flame, the desert wind.
Reflect
Follow the Qur’an even about unseen beings.
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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