Al-Kahf 18:90
The Cave · Meccan · Juz 16 · Page 303
A People Without Shelter
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطۡلِعَ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطۡلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ لَّمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتۡرࣰا ٩٠
Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When he reached the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had made no shelter from it.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they had no buildings and not even clothes; they burned under the sun.
Reflect
Give thanks today for the shelter and clothing you have.
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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