Al-Qamar 54:44
The Moon · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 530
Collective Strength
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ نَحۡنُ جَمِيعࣱ مُّنتَصِرࣱ ٤٤
Or say they: We are a host victorious.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Or do they say: “We are an assembly supporting one another”?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this points to people of later ages relying on the means of society and civilisation to save themselves.
Reflect
Know that strength comes from Allah, not the crowd.
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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