An-Najm 53:12
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Will You Dispute?
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ١٢
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the imperfect tense indicates the continuity of the seeing.
Reflect
Don’t put a certain truth up for dispute.
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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