Al-Muddaththir 74:22
The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 576
He Frowned
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ٢٢
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Then he frowned and scowled.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “basr” as rushing before time, unripeness; an unripe date is called “busr”. He soured like an unripe grape picked too early.
Reflect
Keep a smiling face today.
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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