An-Najm 53:10
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He Revealed to His Servant
فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ ١٠
And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there is no disagreement that the pronoun refers to Allah: the content of the revelation is left unstated because of its greatness.
Reflect
Write in your heart today a word from the Qur’an that reached you.
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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