Al-Muzzammil 73:17
The Enshrouded One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 574
The Day That Turns Children Grey
فَكَيۡفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرۡتُمۡ يَوۡمࣰا يَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡوِلۡدَٰنَ شِيبًا ١٧
Then how, if ye disbelieve, will ye protect yourselves upon the day which will turn children grey.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
How will you guard yourselves, if you disbelieve, against a Day that will make children grey-haired?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, that day is so terrible and bitter that it turns newborn children into white-haired elders; for grief and sorrow whiten the hair.
Reflect
Do a good deed today to protect yourself from that day.
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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