An-Najm 53:53
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The Overturned Cities
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ٥٣
And Al-Mu’tafikah He destroyed.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And the overturned cities He hurled down.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “al-mu’tafikah” are the overturned cities of Lot’s people, Sodom and others.
Reflect
Reflect on how immorality destroys a society.
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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