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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.

Fuṣṣilat 41:47 Juzʾ 25 Page 482

‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

To him [alone] is attributed knowledge of the Hour. And fruits emerge not from their coverings nor does a female conceive or give birth except with His knowledge. And the Day He will call to them, "Where are My 'partners'?" they will say, "We announce to You that there is [no longer] among us any witness [to that]."

Read in the muṣḥaf

قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ: ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ فِيهِ وجْهانِ:

أحَدُهُما: عَلِمُوا ما لَهم مِن مَعْدِلٍ.

الثّانِي: اسْتَيْقَنُوا أنَّ لَيْسَ لَهم مَلْجَأٌ مِنَ العَذابِ، قالَهُ السُّدِّيُّ، وقَدْ يُعَبَّرُ بِالظَّنِّ عَنِ اليَقِينِ فِيما طَرِيقُهُ الخَبَرُ دُونَ العَيانِ لِأنَّ الخَبَرَ مُحْتَمِلٌ والعَيانَ غَيْرُ مُحْتَمِلٍ.

The same ayah, in another commentary

Fuṣṣilat 41:47