An-Nazi’at 79:27
Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584
You or the Sky?
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَمِ ٱلسَّمَآءُۚ بَنَىٰهَا ٢٧
Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Are you harder to create, or the sky? He built it.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is a question to those who think themselves great and deny Allah’s power: is it harder to recreate you, or to create that sky?
Reflect
When you feel great, look at the sky.
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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