Ayetآية

An-Nazi’at 79:7

Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 583

The Follower

تَتۡبَعُهَا ٱلرَّادِفَةُ ۝٧

And the second followeth it.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

Followed by the subsequent one.

Insight

Elmalılı explains “radifah” as what follows: in the first blast, the quakes coming one after another, the sky splitting and the stars scattering.

Reflect

Beware of following one mistake with another.

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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