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تفسير الجلالين

Al-Jalālayn

المحلي والسيوطي (ت ٨٦٤/٩١١ هـ)

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Al-Baqarah 2:247 Juzʾ 2 Page 40

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And their prophet said to them, "Indeed, Allah has sent to you Saul as a king." They said, "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given any measure of wealth?" He said, "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allah gives His sovereignty to whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing [in favor] and Knowing."

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‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ كَيْفَ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِن سَبْط المَمْلَكَة ولا النُّبُوَّة وكانَ دَبّاغًا أوْ راعِيًا ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ يَسْتَعِين بِها عَلى إقامَة المُلْك ‏‏‏ النَّبِيّ لَهُمْ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ اخْتارَهُ لِلْمُلْكِ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ سَعَة ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ وكانَ أعْلَم بَنِي إسْرائِيل يَوْمئِذٍ وأَجْمَلهمْ وأَتَمّهمْ خَلْقًا ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ إيتاءَهُ لا اعْتِراض عَلَيْهِ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ فَضْله ‏‏‏‏ بِمَن هُوَ أهْل لَهُ

The same ayah, in another commentary

Al-Baqarah 2:247