Al-Mutaffifin 83:21
The Defrauding · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 588
Witnessed by the Near Ones
يَشۡهَدُهُ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَ ٢١
Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Witnessed by those brought near.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, that record is seen, read and witnessed not by the veiled, but by the angels brought near to Allah.
Reflect
Perform an act of worship carefully today that brings you near to Allah.
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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