Al-Inshiqaq 84:2
The Sundering · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 589
The Sky That Listens
وَأَذِنَتۡ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتۡ ٢
And attentive to her Lord in fear.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And listens to its Lord, as it must.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “adhinat” as lending an ear, listening; it is an image for submitting and obeying, like “heeding” in English.
Reflect
Today, follow one of Allah’s commands, saying “I have listened”.
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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