Reading and Annotation: And repel with the wording of the text in the throat of the enemy *** And stone them with the shafts of the shooting stars
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The reader: "And repel with the wording of the text in the throat of the enemy *** And stone them with the shafts of the shooting stars
Do not fear their multitude, for they are the wild beasts of the people *** And their flies, do you fear a fly?".
The Shaykh : Flies, yes, are among the most insignificant and the most contemptible things. No, no? ... If you did not strike them... these are the flies of the people. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) used this simile to clarify their state and to disparage it, because comparing a human being to a fly is undoubtedly a disparagement. It also clarifies their state, showing that they are the weakest of insects.
Do not fear their multitude, for they are the wild beasts of the people *** And their flies, do you fear a fly?".
The Shaykh : Flies, yes, are among the most insignificant and the most contemptible things. No, no? ... If you did not strike them... these are the flies of the people. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) used this simile to clarify their state and to disparage it, because comparing a human being to a fly is undoubtedly a disparagement. It also clarifies their state, showing that they are the weakest of insects.