Ar-Rahman 55:28
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 532
A Blessing Beyond Death
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ٢٨
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the blessing here is the permanence that comes after extinction: though you are mortal, how can you be ungrateful to a Lord whose generosity continues even after you pass away?
Reflect
Consider that death is not an end but a passage.
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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