Surah Al-Waqi'ah
Quran 56:85
Read Quran 56:85 from Surah Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable) in Arabic, with Pickthall's English translation and the tafsir of as-Sa'di.
Quran verse
Qur'an 56:85
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.
- Surah
- 56. Al-Waqi'ah (The Inevitable)
- Ayah
- 85 of 96
- Revelation
- Meccan (revealed in Mecca)
- Reference
- 56:85
Tafsir as-Sa'di on Quran 56:85
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1956), in the original Arabic. This commentary explains ayahs 56:83-85 together.
{ فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنْظُرُونَ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَلَكِنْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ } أي: فهلا إذا بلغت الروح الحلقوم، وأنتم تنظرون المحتضر في هذه الحالة، والحال أنا نحن أقرب إليه منكم، بعلمنا وملائكتنا، ولكن لا تبصرون.