Al-Qasas 28:46
The Stories · Meccan · Juz 20 · Page 391
Mercy from Your Lord
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ إِذۡ نَادَيۡنَا وَلَٰكِن رَّحۡمَةࣰ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمࣰا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٦
And thou was not beside the Mount when We did call; but (the knowledge of it is) a mercy from thy Lord that thou mayst warn a folk unto whom no warner came before thee, that haply they may give heed.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
You were not at the side of the mount, but you were sent as mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the Prophet’s mission is a mercy to a people who had no warner before.
Reflect
See the Prophet’s mission as a mercy.
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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