Al-Qari’ah 101:4
The Calamity · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 600
Like Scattered Moths
يَوۡمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلۡفَرَاشِ ٱلۡمَبۡثُوثِ ٤
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moths.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The day people will be like scattered moths.
Insight
Elmalılı sees in this image how bewildered, scattered and helpless people will be that day, like moths swept towards a fire.
Reflect
Think of a firm support that keeps you from being swept away in life.
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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