Ayetآية

Ar-Rahman 55:1

The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 531

The Most Merciful

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ۝١

The Beneficent.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

The Most Merciful.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, ar-Rahman is the name of Allah whose mercy and blessings flow without end. The surah opens with this name and then goes on to count His blessings.

Reflect

Today, count one of His blessings while calling Him “the Most Merciful”.

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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