Ayetآية

An-Naba 78:16

The Tidings · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 582

Dense Gardens

وَجَنَّـٰتٍ أَلۡفَافًا ۝١٦

And gardens of thick foliage.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

And gardens of entwined growth.

Insight

Elmalılı explains “alfaf” as gardens dense and intertwined.

Reflect

Walk in a garden or park 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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