Ya-Sin 36:26
Ya Sin · Meccan · Juz 22 · Page 441
If Only My People Knew
قِيلَ ٱدۡخُلِ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۖ قَالَ يَٰلَيۡتَ قَوۡمِي يَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٦
It was said (unto him): Enter paradise. He said: Would that my people knew.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
It was said: “Enter Paradise!” He said: “If only my people knew…”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the man was martyred and honoured by entering Paradise directly, as are those martyred in Allah’s way. Even on seeing Paradise, his first thought was his people.
Reflect
Share a good thing you love with others 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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