At-Takwir 81:4
The Overthrowing · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 586
Pregnant Camels
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ٤
And when the camels big with young are abandoned.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
When the full-term she-camels are abandoned.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “‘ishar” as she-camels ten months pregnant: the Arabs’ most precious wealth; that day no one will tend them.
Reflect
Think how unimportant your most valued possession will be on that day.
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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