Al-Hijr 15:6
The Rocky Tract · Meccan · Juz 14 · Page 262
They Called Him Mad
وَقَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ٦
And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They said: “O you upon whom the message was sent down, indeed you are mad.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, per Muqatil this was said by Mecca’s defiant chiefs such as ‘Abdullah ibn Umayya, Nadr ibn al-Harith, Nawfal and Walid.
Reflect
Learn patience in the face of mockery from the Prophet.
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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