Al-Jathiyah 45:2
The Crouching · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 499
The Revelation
تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ٢
The revelation of the Scripture is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “tanzil” as sending down, being sent down, or the revealed book: these words are a book sent down from Allah.
Reflect
Read the Qur’an knowing it came from Allah.
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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