Al-Waqi’ah 56:84
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 537
You Look On
وَأَنتُمۡ حِينَئِذࣲ تَنظُرُونَ ٨٤
And ye are at that moment looking.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And you are at that time looking on.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, those at the bedside of the dying see the death throes, but can do nothing to save them and stand helpless, watching.
Reflect
Visit the sick and pray for them.
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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