Az-Zukhruf 43:31
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 491
If Only to a Great Man
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَتَيۡنِ عَظِيمٍ ٣١
And they say: If only this Qur’an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They said: “Why was this Qur’an not sent down upon a great man from the two cities?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the two cities are Mecca and Ta’if; they sensed the Qur’an’s beauty but could not accept it coming to the Prophet.
Reflect
Don’t measure people’s worth by wealth and status.
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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