Al-Muddaththir 74:29
The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 576
Scorching the Skin
لَوَّاحَةࣱ لِّلۡبَشَرِ ٢٩
It shrivelleth the man.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Scorching the skin.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “bashar” as the outer surface of human skin; that is why man is called “bashar”. “Lawwahah” means parching and scorching.
Reflect
Reflect today that your skin and body are a trust.
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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