Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn ‘Abbas — as-Saff 61:5

(And (remember)) O Muhammad (when Moses said unto his people) to his hypocritical people: (O my people! Why persecute ye me) why do you hurt me with the things you say about me. They used to accuse him of having swollen testicles, and his story has already been explained in Surah of the Clans, (when […]

Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn ‘Abbas — as-Saff 61:6

(And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming) the profession of Allah divine Oneness and some of the laws (that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings) and I have come to you with the good tidings […]

Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn ‘Abbas — as-Saff 61:7

(And who doth greater wrong) in his state of disbelief (than he who inventeth a lie against Allah) by ascribing to Him sons and partners (when he is summoned unto al-Islam) when he is summoned to believe in Allah’s divine Oneness. The reference here is to the Jews whom the Prophet (pbuh) invited to embrace […]

Tafsir al-Tustari — as-Saff 61:14

You who believe, be helpers of God�He said:That is, by accepting [that which comes] from Him, and heeding (istimāʿ) Him, and by obeying Him in what He has commanded you to do, and in what He has forbidden you from doing. But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.His words, Exalted is He:

Tafsir al-Tustari — as-Saff 61:2

You who believe, why do you say [you will do] what you do not do?[Sahl] said:Truly God warns His servants about making claims that they do not substantiate. Such claims require of [the servant] that from this day on he fulfil one of the rights of God, which is that he becomes free of (barāʾa), […]

Tafsir al-Tustari — as-Saff 61:8

They desire to extinguish the light of God with their mouths�This means: with their tongues they denied the proof (ḥujja) of the Prophet that appeared to them, and with their souls they turned away from it. But God bound (qayyada) some souls to accept him, namely, those whom He brought into existence under the decree […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — as-Saff 61:3

Which was revealed in Madina The Virtues of Surat As-Saff Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Salam said, “We asked, `Who among us should go to the Messenger ﷺ and ask him about the dearest actions to Allah’ None among us volunteered. The Messenger ﷺ sent a man to us and that man gathered us […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — as-Saff 61:4

Which was revealed in Madina The Virtues of Surat As-Saff Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Salam said, “We asked, `Who among us should go to the Messenger ﷺ and ask him about the dearest actions to Allah’ None among us volunteered. The Messenger ﷺ sent a man to us and that man gathered us […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — as-Saff 61:5

Musa admonishes His People for annoying Him Allah states that His servant and Messenger Musa, son of `Imran, to whom Allah spoke directly, said to his people, لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ (Why do you annoy me while you know certainly that I am the Messenger of Allah to you) meaning, `why […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — as-Saff 61:6

Musa admonishes His People for annoying Him Allah states that His servant and Messenger Musa, son of `Imran, to whom Allah spoke directly, said to his people, لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ (Why do you annoy me while you know certainly that I am the Messenger of Allah to you) meaning, `why […]