At-Tariq 86:7
The Nightcommer · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 591
Backbone and Ribs
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Insight
Elmalılı says “sulb” is the spine running from the neck to the tailbone, and draws attention to the nervous system descending from the brain.
Reflect
Reflect on how finely your body was created.
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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