Al-Muddaththir 74:42
The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 576
What Led You into Saqar?
مَا سَلَكَكُمۡ فِي سَقَرَ ٤٢
What hath brought you to this burning.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“What put you into Saqar?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is a question those on the right ask not one another but the criminals, directly or through others.
Reflect
Question something today that brings you closer to the fire.
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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