Al-Qalam 68:42
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The Day the Shin Is Bared
يَوۡمَ يُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَيُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ ٤٢
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are called to prostrate, but they will not be able.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “saq” as the shin, from heel to calf; it also means the trunk or root of a thing. Here it conveys the severity of the matter.
Reflect
Give thanks that you can prostrate easily today, and prostrate.
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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