An-Najm 53:20
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Manat
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ ٢٠
And Manat, the third, the other.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And Manat, the third, the other?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, al-Lat, al-‘Uzza and Manat were idols they worshipped; they named their children ‘Abd al-Lat, ‘Abd al-‘Uzza and the like.
Reflect
Uphold the values your name carries.
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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