Al-Waqi’ah 56:28
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 535
Thornless Lote Trees
فِي سِدۡرࣲ مَّخۡضُودࣲ ٢٨
Among thornless lote-trees.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Among thornless lote trees.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the lote tree of Arabia is thorny; “makhdud” means its thorns are removed: the lote tree of Paradise has no thorns.
Reflect
Remove the thorns from your words 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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