Qaf 50:30
The Letter "Qaf" · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 519
Are You Filled?
يَوۡمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمۡتَلَأۡتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلۡ مِن مَّزِيدࣲ ٣٠
On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled? and it saith: Can there be more to come.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
On the Day We will say to Hell: “Are you filled?” and it will say: “Are there more?”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this scene conveys the terror of that day.
Reflect
Seek refuge in Allah from Hell.
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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