Al-Ma’arij 70:37
The Ascending Stairways · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 569
In Separate Groups
عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ ٣٧
On the right and on the left, in groups.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
On the right and on the left, in separate groups.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “‘izin” as scattered, separate groups: the idolaters gathered round the Prophet in circles and mocked.
Reflect
To listen to the truth, look to your heart, not the crowd.
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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