At-Taghabun 64:3
The Mutual Disillusion · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 556
He Made Your Forms Beautiful
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ٣
He created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes, and unto Him is the journeying.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
He created the heavens and earth in truth, formed you and made your forms beautiful.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the heavens and earth were created not in vain or as a toy, but in truth, with order and wisdom.
Reflect
Give thanks when you look in the mirror for being made beautiful.
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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