Qaf 50:22
The Letter "Qaf" · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 519
Your Sight Is Sharp
لَّقَدۡ كُنتَ فِي غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفۡنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ حَدِيدࣱ ٢٢
(And unto the evil-doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
You were in heedlessness of this; We have removed your cover, so your sight today is sharp.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this address is made to everyone because everyone has some degree of heedlessness about the Hereafter.
Reflect
Wake from heedlessness before the veil is lifted.
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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