Ar-Rum 30:46
The Romans · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 409
Winds as Heralds
وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَن يُرۡسِلَ ٱلرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَٰتࣲ وَلِيُذِيقَكُم مِّن رَّحۡمَتِهِۦ وَلِتَجۡرِيَ ٱلۡفُلۡكُ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ٤٦
And of His signs is this: He sendeth herald winds to make you taste His mercy, and that the ships may sail at His command, and that ye may seek his favour, and that haply ye may be thankful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Among His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good news.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, these verses, while describing natural events, also point to social changes: winds are like heralds of revolutions.
Reflect
See Allah’s hand in the winds of change.
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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