At-Tur 52:39
The Mount · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 525
Daughters for Him?
أَمۡ لَهُ ٱلۡبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ ٣٩
Or hath He daughters whereas ye have sons.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this shows the corruption of their minds and what their sense of the divine amounts to.
Reflect
Know the worth of daughters.
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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