Ash-Shu’ara 26:27
The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 368
They Called Him Mad
قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ٢٧
(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Pharaoh said: “Your messenger who was sent to you is surely mad.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, saying “your messenger” was mockery; all who play Pharaoh call divine callers mad like this.
Reflect
Don’t be swayed by mockery of those who speak truth.
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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