Ya-Sin 36:77
Ya Sin · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 445
From a Drop
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن نُّطۡفَةࣲ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ٧٧
Hath not man seen that We have created him from a drop of seed? Yet lo! he is an open opponent.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Does man not see that We created him from a drop, yet he is an open adversary?
Insight
Elmalılı relates that Ubayy ibn Khalaf came with a decayed bone, crumbled it in his hand and asked: “Do you say Allah will revive this?” The Prophet said “Yes”, and this verse came down.
Reflect
Think about how you came from a drop of water to this day.
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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