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النكت والعيون

Al-Māwardī

أبو الحسن الماوردي (ت ٤٥٠ هـ)

Sets out the possible meanings of a verse as a numbered list, and weighs them.

Yūsuf 12:40 Juzʾ 12 Page 240

‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.

Read in the muṣḥaf

قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ: ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ فِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أوْجُهٍ: أحَدُها: ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ المُسْتَقِيمُ، قالَهُ السُّدِّيُّ.

الثّانِي: الحِسابُ البَيِّنُ، قالَهُ مُقاتِلُ بْنُ حَيّانَ.

الثّالِثُ: يَعْنِي القَضاءُ الحَقُّ، قالَهُ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ.

The same ayah, in another commentary

Yūsuf 12:40