Az-Zukhruf 43:12
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 490
All Pairs
وَٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَزۡوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡفُلۡكِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ مَا تَرۡكَبُونَ ١٢
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And who created the pairs, all of them.
Insight
Elmalılı relates from ar-Razi the view of some scholars: everything besides Allah comes in pairs; He alone is One.
Reflect
Reflect on Allah’s oneness in a world of pairs.
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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