Ar-Rahman 55:48
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 533
Full of Branches
ذَوَاتَآ أَفۡنَانࣲ ٤٨
Of spreading branches.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Both having spreading branches.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “afnan” as varieties, or soft and slender branches: the gardens are full of many kinds and branches of beauty.
Reflect
Reflect today that variety is a beauty.
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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