Al-Layl 92:3
The Night · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 595
Male and Female
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ٣
And Him Who hath created male and female.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And by the One who created male and female.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this points to creation spreading from unity to multiplicity and to the soul, proportioned in the previous surah, diversifying into male and female. The address covers both.
Reflect
Today, treat someone of the other sex with respect and kindness.
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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