Ya-Sin 36:67
Ya Sin · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 444
Frozen in Place
وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ مُضِيࣰّا وَلَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ٦٧
And had We willed, We verily could have fixed them in their place, making them powerless to go forward or turn back.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
If We willed, We would transform them where they stand, so they could neither go forward nor turn back.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, if Allah does not will this, it is not because He cannot, but because He leaves the reckoning to the Hereafter. This is a respite granted to people.
Reflect
See the time you have been given as an opportunity.
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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