Ar-Rahman 55:31
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 532
We Will Attend to You
سَنَفۡرُغُ لَكُمۡ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ٣١
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We will attend to you, O two burdened ones.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “faragh” means to become free; but no task keeps Allah from another. The expression is used only to convey the reckoning and recompense of the Hereafter.
Reflect
Prepare today for the Day of Reckoning.
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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