An-Naml 27:7
The Ant · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 377
Fire in Helplessness
إِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارࣰا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوۡ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابࣲ قَبَسࣲ لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَصۡطَلُونَ ٧
(Remember) when Moses said unto his household: Lo! I spy afar off a fire; I will bring you tidings thence, or bring to you a borrowed flame that ye may warm yourselves.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Moses said to his family: “I have perceived a fire; I will bring you news from it or a burning brand.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, on a cold dark night he had lost his way and his flint would not light; at that moment of utter helplessness he saw a fire on the mount.
Reflect
When helpless, await the way Allah will open.
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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