Sad 38:36
The Letter "Saad" · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 455
The Wind at His Command
فَسَخَّرۡنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيۡثُ أَصَابَ ٣٦
So We made the wind subservient unto him, setting fair by his command whithersoever he intended.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
So We subjected to him the wind, blowing gently by his command wherever he willed.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, there is also a hint here that worldly dominion comes and goes like the wind.
Reflect
Reflect that worldly power passes like the wind.
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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