As-Saffat 37:168
Those who set the Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 452
If We Had a Reminder
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦٨
If we had but a reminder from the men of old.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“If we had a message from the former peoples.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the idolaters claimed that if they had a book from Allah like those given before, they would be among the sincere servants.
Reflect
Know the worth of the Book that has come to you.
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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