Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas

Attributed to Ibn Abbas — b. -3 AH / 619 CE · d. 68 AH / 687 CE Sunni Companion (Sahabi)

Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas al-Qalam القَلَم (The Pen) 52 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
68:1 ›
۞ نۤۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا یَسۡطُرُونَ ۝١
Abdel Haleem
Nun By the pen! By all they write
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (Nun): '(Nun) He says: Allah swears by the Nun, which is the whale that carries the earths on its back while in Water, and beneath which is the Bull and under the Bull is the Rock and under the Rock is the Dust and none knows what is under the Dust save Allah. The name of the whale is Liwash, and it is said its name is Lutiaya'; the name of the bull is Bahamut, and some say its name is Talhut or Liyona. The whale is in a sea called 'Adwad, and it is like a small bull in a huge sea. The sea is in a hollowed rock whereby there is 4,000 cracks, and from each crack water springs out to the earth. It is also said that Nun is one of the names of the Lord; it stands for the letter Nun in Allah's name al-Rahman (the Beneficent); and it is also said that a Nun is an inkwell. (By the pen) Allah swore by the pen. This pen is made of light and its height is equal to the distance between Heaven and earth. It is with this pen that the Wise Remembrance, i.e. the Guarded Tablet, was written. It is also said that the pen is one of the angels by whom Allah has sworn, (and that which they write (therewith)) and Allah also swore by what the angels write down of the works of the children of Adam,

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68:2 ›
مَاۤ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونࣲ ۝٢
Abdel Haleem
Your Lord’s grace does not make you [Prophet] a madman
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Thou art not) O Muhammad, (for your Lord's favour) for the prophethood and Islam bestowed (unto thee, a madman) bewitched. This is the reason why Allah made the above oath.

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68:3 ›
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجۡرًا غَیۡرَ مَمۡنُونࣲ ۝٣
Abdel Haleem
you will have a never-ending reward––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And lo! thine) O Muhammad (verily will be a reward) in the Garden for the prophethood and Islam bestowed upon you (unfailing) undiminished, unspoilt and blameless.

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68:4 ›
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِیمࣲ ۝٤
Abdel Haleem
truly you have a strong character––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And lo! thou art) O Muhammad (of a tremendous nature) following a noble religion which is honoured by Allah; it is also said this means: you have great character traits with which Allah has honoured you.

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68:5 ›
فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٥
Abdel Haleem
and soon you will see, as will they
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And thou wilt see and they will see) you will see and know and they will see and know upon the descent of chastisement on them

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68:6 ›
بِأَییِّكُمُ ٱلۡمَفۡتُونُ ۝٦
Abdel Haleem
which of you is afflicted with madness
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Which of you is the demented) which of you is mad.

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68:7 ›
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِینَ ۝٧
Abdel Haleem
Your Lord knows best who strays from His path and who is rightly guided
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Lo! thy Lord) O Muhammad (is best aware of him who strayeth from His way) from His religion, i.e. Abu Jahl and his host, (and He is best aware of those who walk aright) and He is best aware of those who are guided to His religion, i.e. Abu Bakr and his fellow believers.

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68:8 ›
فَلَا تُطِعِ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ۝٨
Abdel Haleem
So do not yield to those who deny the truth––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Therefore obey not thou) O Muhammad (the rejecters) the disbelievers in Allah, His Scripture and His Messenger, i.e. the leaders of the people of Mecca

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68:9 ›
وَدُّوا۟ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَیُدۡهِنُونَ ۝٩
Abdel Haleem
they want you to compromise with them and then they will compromise with you––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Who would have had you) who would wish you to (compromise, that they may compromise) i.e. who would wish that you lean towards them so that they would lean towards you; it is also said that this means: who would wish that you agree with them so that they agree with you and that you flatter them so that they would flatter you.

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68:10 ›
وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافࣲ مَّهِینٍ ۝١٠
Abdel Haleem
do not yield to any contemptible swearer
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Neither obey thou) O Muhammad (each feeble) with regard to the religion of Allah (oath monger) who lies against Allah. This refers to al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi,

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68:11 ›
هَمَّازࣲ مَّشَّاۤءِۭ بِنَمِیمࣲ ۝١١
Abdel Haleem
to any backbiter, slander-monger
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Detractor) who slanders and curses people right and left, (spreader abroad of slanders) who is a talebearer in order to cause mischief between people?

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68:12 ›
مَّنَّاعࣲ لِّلۡخَیۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِیمٍ ۝١٢
Abdel Haleem
or hinderer of good, to anyone who is sinful, aggressive
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Hinderer of the good) hinderer of Islam, for he prevented his sons and relatives from embracing Islam, (transgressor) he transgressed, O Muhammad, against the Truth and wronged them, (malefactor) sinful

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68:13 ›
عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰلِكَ زَنِیمٍ ۝١٣
Abdel Haleem
coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Greedy therewithal) he eats and drinks much and has a strong body and a large belly; it is also said that this means: he is extreme in arguing in favour of falsehood and lies, (intrusive) he is stuck with the folk while he is not of them; it is also said that this means: he is well known for his disbelief, idolatry, indecency, sinfulness and evil; it is also said that this means: he is known for his meanness just as a young donkey is known to have a pendant on its ear.

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68:14 ›
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالࣲ وَبَنِینَ ۝١٤
Abdel Haleem
Just because he has wealth and sons
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(It is because he is possessed of wealth and children) He says: do not obey him even if he has wealth and children. This man had 9,000 measures of silver and ten children

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68:15 ›
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ ءَایَـٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ۝١٥
Abdel Haleem
when our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘These are just ancient fables.’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(That, when Our revelations) the Qur'an, detailing the commands and prohibitions (are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old) this is just the talk and lies of the men of old.

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68:16 ›
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ ۝١٦
Abdel Haleem
We shall brand him on the snout
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(We shall brand him on the nose) We shall hit him on the nose; and it is said this means: We shall hit him on the face; and it is also said this means: his face will be darkened.

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68:17 ›
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَـٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُوا۟ لَیَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِینَ ۝١٧
Abdel Haleem
We have tried them as We tried the owners of a certain garden, who swore that they would harvest its fruits in the mornin
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Lo! we have tried them) We have tried the people of Mecca with death, captivity and defeat on the Day of Badr because they refrained from asking forgiveness and We tried them with hunger and drought for a period of seven years because the Prophet, Allah bless him and give peace, prayed against them on the Day of Badr (as We tried) with hunger and the burning of the gardens (the owners of the garden) the owners of the fields: the Banu Darwan (when they vowed) when they swore by Allah (they would pluck its fruit next morning) at the break of dawn.

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68:18 ›
وَلَا یَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ۝١٨
Abdel Haleem
and made no allowance [for the Will of God]
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And made no exception (for the will of Allah)) they forgot to say: Allah willing;

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فَطَافَ عَلَیۡهَا طَاۤىِٕفࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَاۤىِٕمُونَ ۝١٩
Abdel Haleem
a disaster from your Lord struck the garden as they slep
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Then a visitation) a punishment from your Lord (came upon it) upon the garden (while they slept) and was burned.

68:20 ›
فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِیمِ ۝٢٠
Abdel Haleem
and by morning it was stripped bare, a desolate land
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And in the morning it was as if plucked) it was like a dark night.

68:21 ›
فَتَنَادَوۡا۟ مُصۡبِحِینَ ۝٢١
Abdel Haleem
Still they called each other at daybreak
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And they cried out one unto another in the morning) at the break of dawn,

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68:22 ›
أَنِ ٱغۡدُوا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡثِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰرِمِینَ ۝٢٢
Abdel Haleem
‘Go early to your field if you wish to gather all its fruits,’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Saying: Run unto your field if ye would pluck (the fruit)) before the needy ones come to know about it.

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68:23 ›
فَٱنطَلَقُوا۟ وَهُمۡ یَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ ۝٢٣
Abdel Haleem
and went off, whispering
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(So they went off) towards the fields, (saying one unto another in low tones:

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68:24 ›
أَن لَّا یَدۡخُلَنَّهَا ٱلۡیَوۡمَ عَلَیۡكُم مِّسۡكِینࣱ ۝٢٤
Abdel Haleem
‘Make sure no poor person enters the garden today!’––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

No needy man shall enter it) i.e. the garden (today against you.

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68:25 ›
وَغَدَوۡا۟ عَلَىٰ حَرۡدࣲ قَـٰدِرِینَ ۝٢٥
Abdel Haleem
they left early, bent on their purpose
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They went betimes) they went to their fields holding rancour, (strong in (this) purpose) to pluck their fruits.

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68:26 ›
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهَا قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا لَضَاۤلُّونَ ۝٢٦
Abdel Haleem
but when they saw the garden, they said, ‘We must have lost our way
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(But when they saw it) when they saw the fields burned down, (they said: Lo! we are in error!) we have taken a wrong turn; thinking that they were not their fields

68:27 ›
بَلۡ نَحۡنُ مَحۡرُومُونَ ۝٢٧
Abdel Haleem
No- we are ruined!’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

Then they said: (Nay, but we are desolate!) We have been denied the benefit of the garden because of our ill intentions.

68:28 ›
قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ۝٢٨
Abdel Haleem
The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, “Will you not glorify God?”’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(The best among them) in intellect and opinion; and it is also said this means: the older one of them; and it is also said: the most upright among them (said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)) why not say: Allah willing? He said this when they made their vow.

68:29 ›
قَالُوا۟ سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِینَ ۝٢٩
Abdel Haleem
they said, ‘Glory be to God, Our Lord! Truly, we were doing wrong!’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(They said: Glorified be our Lord!) We ask forgiveness of our Lord. (Lo! we have been wrong-doers) we harmed ourselves by our transgression and intention to deprive the needy ones and also by failing to say �Allah willing�.

68:30 ›
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲ یَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ ۝٣٠
Abdel Haleem
and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Then some of them drew near unto others, self-reproaching) reproaching one another.

68:31 ›
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰوَیۡلَنَاۤ إِنَّا كُنَّا طَـٰغِینَ ۝٣١
Abdel Haleem
They said, ‘Alas for us! We have done terrible wrong
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(They said) in unison: (Alas for us! In truth we were outrageous) we were sinful by depriving the needy ones.

68:32 ›
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَاۤ أَن یُبۡدِلَنَا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنۡهَاۤ إِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَ ٰغِبُونَ ۝٣٢
Abdel Haleem
but maybe our Lord will give us something better in its place: we truly turn to Him in hope.’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(It may be) and �may be� when used in connection with Allah denotes necessity (that our Lord will give us) in the Hereafter in exchange (better than this in place thereof) better than this garden. (Lo! we beseech our Lord) our desire is with Allah.

68:33 ›
كَذَ ٰلِكَ ٱلۡعَذَابُۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ أَكۡبَرُۚ لَوۡ كَانُوا۟ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٣٣
Abdel Haleem
Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Such was the punishment) in the life of the world for the one who refrains from giving Allah's due from his wealth, just as Allah burnt their garden and exposed them to hunger; it is also said that this means: such is the punishment of the life of the world as happened to the people of Mecca who were exposed to hunger and death. (And verily the punishment of the Hereafter) for he who does not repent (is greater) than the punishment of the life of the world (if they did but know) if the people of Mecca did but knew, but they do not know nor do they believe in this.

68:34 ›
إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِیمِ ۝٣٤
Abdel Haleem
There will be Gardens of bliss for those who are mindful of God
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Lo! for those who keep from evil) for those who ward off disbelief, idolatry and indecencies (are Gardens of Bliss) whose bliss is continuous and eternal (with their Lord) in the Hereafter.

68:35 ›
أَفَنَجۡعَلُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ كَٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ ۝٣٥
Abdel Haleem
Should We treat those who submit to Us as We treat those who do evil
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

'Utbah Ibn Rabi'ah said: �if what Muhammad (pbuh) says to his Companions about Paradise and its bliss is true, we will surely be better than them in the Hereafter as we are better than them in the life of this world�, and so Allah revealed: (Shall We then treat those who have surrendered) shall We then make the reward of the Muslims in Paradise (as We treat the guilty) as the reward of the idolaters who are the owners of the Fire?

68:36 ›
مَا لَكُمۡ كَیۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ۝٣٦
Abdel Haleem
What is the matter with you? On what basis do you judge
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(What aileth you) O people of Mecca? (How foolishly ye judge!) Evil is what you judge for yourselves!

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68:37 ›
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣱ فِیهِ تَدۡرُسُونَ ۝٣٧
Abdel Haleem
Do you have a Scripture that tells yo
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Or have ye a Scripture wherein you learn) wherein you recite

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68:38 ›
إِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِیهِ لَمَا تَخَیَّرُونَ ۝٣٨
Abdel Haleem
that you will be granted whatever you choose
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(That you shall indeed have) in this Scripture (all that ye choose) all you desire in Paradise in the Hereafter?

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68:39 ›
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ أَیۡمَـٰنٌ عَلَیۡنَا بَـٰلِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمۡ لَمَا تَحۡكُمُونَ ۝٣٩
Abdel Haleem
Have you received from Us solemn oaths, binding to the Day of Resurrection, that you will get whatever you yourselves decide
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Or have ye a covenant) pledges (on oath from Us) on firm oaths from Us (that reacheth to the Day of Judgement, that yours shall be all that ye ordain) that you shall have all that you judge for yourselves in Paradise in the Hereafter?

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68:40 ›
سَلۡهُمۡ أَیُّهُم بِذَ ٰلِكَ زَعِیمٌ ۝٤٠
Abdel Haleem
Ask them [Prophet] which of them will guarantee this
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Ask them) O Muhammad (which of them will vouch for that) that they say!

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68:41 ›
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَاۤءُ فَلۡیَأۡتُوا۟ بِشُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمۡ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَـٰدِقِینَ ۝٤١
Abdel Haleem
Do they have ‘partners’ [besides God]? Let them produce their ‘partners’, if what they say is true
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Or have they other gods? Then let them bring their other gods if they are truthful) that they will have that which they claim.

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68:42 ›
یَوۡمَ یُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَیُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ ۝٤٢
Abdel Haleem
On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(On the day when it befalleth in earnest) a matter to which they were blind in the life of the world; it is also said this means: when a severe, horrific matter is revealed; and it is also said that this means: when a sign between them and their Lord is revealed, (and they are ordered to prostrate themselves) this is because they said: By Allah, our Lord, we were not idolaters or hypocrites (but are not able) to prostrate, their bodies remaining erect like solid fortresses,

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68:43 ›
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَـٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُوا۟ یُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَـٰلِمُونَ ۝٤٣
Abdel Haleem
and their eyes will be downcast and they will be overwhelmed with shame: they were invited to prostrate themselves when they were safe [but refused]
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(With eyes downcast) not able to see any good, (abasement stupefying them) humiliation and darkness appear on their faces. (And they had been summoned) in the life of the world (to prostrate themselves) to submit themselves through the profession of Allah's divine Oneness but did not submit to Allah's divine Oneness (while they were yet unhurt) while they were strong and sound of bodies.

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68:44 ›
فَذَرۡنِی وَمَن یُكَذِّبُ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِۖ سَنَسۡتَدۡرِجُهُم مِّنۡ حَیۡثُ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٤٤
Abdel Haleem
So [Prophet] leave those who reject this revelation to Me: We shall lead them on, step by step, in ways beyond their knowledge
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Leave Me) O Muhammad ((to deal) with those who give the lie to this pronouncement) to this Scripture. (We shall lead them on) i.e. those who mock the Qur'an (by steps from whence they know not) from whence they perceive not. And Allah did indeed destroy them-they were five people-in one night and one day.

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68:45 ›
وَأُمۡلِی لَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ كَیۡدِی مَتِینٌ ۝٤٥
Abdel Haleem
I will allow them more time, for My plan is powerful
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Yet I bear with them) I give them a reprieve, (for lo! My scheme is firm) My punishment is severe.

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68:46 ›
أَمۡ تَسۡءَلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ ۝٤٦
Abdel Haleem
Do you demand some reward from them that would burden them with debt
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Or dost thou (Muhammad) ask a fee) or provision in exchange for faith (from them) from the people of Mecca (so that they are heavily taxed) they are too much indebted by accepting your invitation to accept faith?

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68:47 ›
أَمۡ عِندَهُمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبُ فَهُمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ ۝٤٧
Abdel Haleem
Do they have knowledge of the unseen that enables them to write it down
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Or is the Unseen) the Guarded Tablet (theirs that they can write (thereof)) that with which they argue against you?

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68:48 ›
فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ ۝٤٨
Abdel Haleem
Wait patiently [Prophet] for your Lord’s judgement: do not be like the man in the whale who called out in distress
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(But wait thou for your Lord's decree) be patient in conveying the message of your Lord; it is also said this means: be pleased with the decree of your Lord, (and be not) fed up and heart constricted with regard to Allah's command (like him of the fish) like Jonah the son of Mathew (Matta), (who cried out) to his Lord in the belly of the fish (in despair) tired and aggrieved.

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68:49 ›
لَّوۡلَاۤ أَن تَدَ ٰرَكَهُۥ نِعۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلۡعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ مَذۡمُومࣱ ۝٤٩
Abdel Haleem
if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Had it not been that favour) mercy (from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate) and guilty.

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68:50 ›
فَٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَجَعَلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ۝٥٠
Abdel Haleem
but his Lord chose him and made him one of the Righteous
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(But his Lord chose him) to make repentance (and placed him among the righteous) among the messengers.

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68:51 ›
وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ۝٥١
Abdel Haleem
The disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran. They say, ‘He must be mad!’
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And lo! those who disbelieve) the disbelievers of Mecca (would fain disconcert thee) would kill you (with their eyes) and it is said this means: they would give you the evil eye (when they hear the Reminder) when they hear you recite the Qur'an, (and they) i.e. the people of Mecca (say: Lo! he is) i.e. Muhammad (indeed mad) bewitched;

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68:52 ›
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٥٢
Abdel Haleem
but truly it is nothing other than a Reminder for all peoples
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(When it is) i.e. the Qur'an (naught else than a Reminder to creation) to the jinn and humankind'.

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