Ayetآية

Al-Mursalat 77:15

The Emissaries · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 580

Woe to the Deniers

وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝١٥

Woe unto the repudiators on that day.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

Woe that Day to the deniers!

Insight

According to Elmalılı, this verse is the surah’s refrain; “wayl” originally means the arrival of evil.

Reflect

Stand today on the side of affirming, not denying.

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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