Tafsir of Al-Ghashiyah 88:14

Surah Al-Ghashiyah 88:14

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And cups put in place

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*Wa Akwabun Mawdu’ah* (And drinking vessels set [in readiness])

And [they are] akwab (vessels/cups without handles or spouts) and qidah (bowls/goblets) with no handles, mawdu’ah (set); that is, placed before them. It is also said that they are placed on the edges of the springs. It has been suggested that the intended meaning of mawdu’ah is that they are set aside from the limit of being too large, being of a medium size between small and large, as in the words of the Almighty: "They determined them with a [precise] determination." However, the remoteness of this [latter] interpretation is not hidden.