Surah Qaaf
Chapter 50 · Verse 38 · Revealed in Makkah
“And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience
Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers'
مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Channels of Acquiring Knowledge
لِمَن كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ ( who has a heart - 50:37). Ibn ` Abbas ؓ has said that here the word qalb [ heart ] means ` aql [ intellect ], because the centre of intellect is heart. Some scholars of Qur'an say that "heart" here refers to life, because the axis of life is heart. Thus the verse means only that person will be able to benefit from the advice and lesson of the Qur'an who has life or a sound understanding with which he comprehends. The one devoid of intellect cannot benefit from the Qur'an.
What does this verse bring up for you today?