Ash-Shu’ara 26:129
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 372
As If Immortal
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ ١٢٩
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do you take for yourselves structures as if you will abide eternally?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there was an excess of industry then; society’s true interests, spirituality and morals were ignored, with oppression through material production.
Reflect
Don’t forget you are not permanent in this world.
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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