Al-Qasas 28:11
The Stories · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 386
Follow Him
وَقَالَتۡ لِأُخۡتِهِۦ قُصِّيهِۖ فَبَصُرَتۡ بِهِۦ عَن جُنُبࣲ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ١١
And she said unto his sister: Trace him. So she observed him from afar, and they perceived not.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
She said to his sister: “Follow him”; so she watched him from afar while they perceived not.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the mother told her daughter to trace her brother and bring news of him.
Reflect
Quietly look after those you love.
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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