Al-Muddaththir 74:1
The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 575
O Cloaked One
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُدَّثِّرُ ١
O thou enveloped in thy cloak.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
O you who covers himself!
Insight
Elmalılı explains “muddaththir” as one wrapped in his outer garment: “dithar” is the outer covering worn over the inner garment that touches the body.
Reflect
Shake off comfort today and take on a duty.
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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