Al-Waqi’ah 56:15
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 534
Woven Thrones
عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مَّوۡضُونَةࣲ ١٥
On lined couches.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
On thrones woven with jewels.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “mawdunah” as inlaid with gold, pearls and rubies, or set close together in neat rows.
Reflect
Do a good deed today for a lasting place in the Hereafter.
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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