Ar-Rahman 55:5
The Beneficent · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 531
Sun and Moon by Calculation
ٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُ بِحُسۡبَانࣲ ٥
The sun and the moon are made punctual.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The sun and the moon run by calculation.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the sun and moon run by exact reckoning; so people too should learn to reckon well, knowing a day of reckoning will come, and prepare for it.
Reflect
Take account of your own day today.
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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