Al-Insan 76:10
The Man · Medinan · Juz 29 · Page 579
A Frowning Day
إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوۡمًا عَبُوسࣰا قَمۡطَرِيرࣰا ١٠
Lo! we fear from our Lord a day of frowning and of fate.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“We fear from our Lord a Day, austere and distressful.”
Insight
Elmalılı explains “‘abus” as a dark, frowning day that will sour the faces of those in it.
Reflect
Do a good deed today that will ease that day for you.
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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