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Tazkirul Quran Tafsir: Sad Ayah 33

38:33
ردوها علي فطفق مسحا بالسوق والاعناق ٣٣
رُدُّوهَا عَلَىَّ ۖ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًۢا بِٱلسُّوقِ وَٱلْأَعْنَاقِ ٣٣
رُدُّوهَاﲈ
عَلَيَّۖﲉﲊ
فَطَفِقَﲋ
مَسۡحَۢاﲌ
بِٱلسُّوقِﲍ
وَٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِﲎ
٣٣ﲏ
˹He ordered,˺ “Bring them back to me!” Then he began to rub down their legs and necks.1 
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You are reading a tafsir for the group of verses 38:28 to 38:33

Solomon, the son of David was the ruler of a great empire. Once the thoroughbred horses of his army were brought before him and a race was held. The galloping horses moved further and further away until they were out of sight. This was a magnificent moment upon witnessing which, an ordinary man would have become full of pride and vanity. But Solomon started remembering God. He said that he had not chosen these horses to flaunt his grandeur, but only for the sake of God. In the shape of the horses, he could discern the great workmanship of God, and by way of appreciating the greatness of God, he started to stroke the necks and legs of the horses. A believer, therefore, has the ability to observe the glory of God in everything, while a non-believer remains entrapped in the false notions of self-glory.