An-Nazi’at 79:42
Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584
When?
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرۡسَىٰهَا ٤٢
They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They ask you about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Insight
Elmalılı explains “mursa” as the time a thing arrives and settles, like where a ship drops anchor and stops.
Reflect
Instead of “When?”, ask “Am I ready?”
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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