Al-Waqi’ah 56:37
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 535
Loving Companions
عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابࣰا ٣٧
Lovers, friends.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Devoted, of equal age.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “‘urub” in three ways: deeply loving their spouses, charming, and sweet of speech. For him, beautiful speech is one of the finest causes of love.
Reflect
Say something beautiful to your spouse or a loved one 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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