Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: As-Saaffaat, Ayah 49

As-Saaffaat · Ayah 49 · View Ayah
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

as if they were in terms of the starkness of their white colour hidden eggs of ostriches sheltered by their feathers from dust the colour being that whiteness with a hint of pallor which is the most beautiful of female complexions.

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(As they were hidden eggs) in their purity, in both heat and cold.

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