An-Naml 27:28
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Take My Letter
ٱذۡهَب بِّكِتَٰبِي هَٰذَا فَأَلۡقِهۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ٢٨
Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Take this letter of mine, deliver it to them, then withdraw and see what they return.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the hoopoe served as a courier here; but more than a pigeon carrying a letter, it also served as an observer.
Reflect
Do your task with care and observation.
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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