Al-Infitar 82:4
The Cleaving · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 587
When the Graves Are Overturned
وَإِذَا ٱلۡقُبُورُ بُعۡثِرَتۡ ٤
And the sepulchres are overturned.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When the graves are overturned.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “bu‘thirat” as digging up the soil and turning it upside down; it also expresses the dead being brought out.
Reflect
On a visit to a grave, think about your own return.
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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