Sad 38:21
The Letter "Saad" · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 454
The Litigants
۞وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَصۡمِ إِذۡ تَسَوَّرُواْ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابَ ٢١
And hath the story of the litigants come unto thee? How they climbed the wall into the royal chamber.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Has there come to you the news of the litigants, when they climbed over the wall into the prayer chamber?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the question form draws attention to the story’s importance.
Reflect
In a dispute, first listen to both sides.
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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