An-Naba 78:19
The Tidings · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 582
The Opened Sky
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتۡ أَبۡوَٰبࣰا ١٩
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the sky is opened and becomes gateways.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the world’s order has changed, and the sky, a closed and solid building today, has opened and split in many places.
Reflect
Open a door in your heart today that needs opening.
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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