Ar-Rum 30:24
The Romans · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 406
Fear and Hope
وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ يُرِيكُمُ ٱلۡبَرۡقَ خَوۡفࣰا وَطَمَعࣰا وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَيُحۡيِۦ بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَآۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّقَوۡمࣲ يَعۡقِلُونَ ٢٤
And of His signs is this: He showeth you the lightning for a fear and for a hope, and sendeth down water from the sky, and thereby quickeneth the earth after her death. Lo! herein indeed are portents for folk who understand.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Among His signs is that He shows you lightning, causing fear and hope.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Allah has attributes of both majesty and beauty; sometimes He creates two opposite effects in one event.
Reflect
Live between fear and hope.
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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