Tafseer of The Inevitable · Al-Waaqia · 56:23
The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
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And His word: كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُونِ ("like well-guarded pearls") means: in the purity of their whiteness and their beauty, they are like the well-guarded pearl that is kept protected within a covering.
