Al-Inshiqaq 84:17
The Sundering · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 589
The Night and What It Gathers
وَٱلَّيۡلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ١٧
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And by the night and what it gathers.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “wasaq” as gathering and collecting: the night gathers into itself all that scattered during the day.
Reflect
Tonight, gather your scattered thoughts and make a prayer.
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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