An-Naba 78:6
The Tidings · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 582
The Earth as a Cradle
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَلِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مِهَٰدࣰا ٦
Have We not made the earth an expanse.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the verses that follow prove the truth of that news by signs in the world. Reflecting on these undeniable truths, one understands there is a reckoning at the end.
Reflect
Consider today how the earth was prepared for you like a cradle.
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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