An-Naml 27:20
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Inspection
وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيۡرَ فَقَالَ مَالِيَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلۡهُدۡهُدَ أَمۡ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَآئِبِينَ ٢٠
And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He inspected the birds: “Why do I not see the hoopoe?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, it is a statesman’s duty to inspect the state’s forces and affairs down to the details.
Reflect
Follow closely the tasks you’re responsible for.
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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