At-Tariq 86:5
The Nightcommer · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 591
From What Was He Created?
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥
So let man consider from what he is created.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So let man consider from what he was created.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, as man looks at the star piercing the dark, he should look at his own soul and see under what lofty protection and watch he is, inside and out.
Reflect
Think about your own creation for a minute today.
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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