Muhammad 47:18
Muhammad · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 508
Its Signs Have Come
فَهَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةࣰۖ فَقَدۡ جَآءَ أَشۡرَاطُهَاۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمۡ إِذَا جَآءَتۡهُمۡ ذِكۡرَىٰهُمۡ ١٨
Await they aught save the Hour, that it should come upon them unawares? And the beginnings thereof have already come. But how, when it hath come upon them, can they take their warning.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Do they await except the Hour, that it come upon them suddenly? Its indications have already come.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they will not believe or listen until the Hour strikes them; yet its signs have already come.
Reflect
Repent, reflecting on the signs of the Hour.
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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