Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:73

The Inevitable · Verse 73 of 96 · Juz 27 · Page 536

نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَـٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ

We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

We made it a reminder of the fire of Hell and a boon a provision for the desert-travellers al-muqwīn derives from the expression aqwā al-qawmu ‘they have reached al-qawā or al-qawā’ that is al-qafr ‘desolate land’ which is a wilderness mafāza that has neither vegetation nor water.

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