Al-Waqi’ah 56:10
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 534
The Foremost
وَٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّـٰبِقُونَ ١٠
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the foremost, the foremost.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, these are those who outpaced others in servanthood, faith and the race for good: the prophets, the man of Ya-Sin, the believer of Pharaoh’s family, and the first Emigrants and Helpers.
Reflect
Be first in a good deed today.
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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