Saba 34:11
Sheba · Meccan · Juz 22 · Page 429
Make with Measure
أَنِ ٱعۡمَلۡ سَٰبِغَٰتࣲ وَقَدِّرۡ فِي ٱلسَّرۡدِۖ وَٱعۡمَلُواْ صَٰلِحًاۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرࣱ ١١
Saying: Make thou long coats of mail and measure the links (thereof). And do ye right. Lo! I am Seer of what ye do.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
“Make full coats of mail and calculate the links. And work righteousness.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is measuring the weave and shape of the armour well, being skilled at one’s craft.
Reflect
Do a task carefully and with measure today.
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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