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تفسير القرآن

Al-Samʿānī

أبو المظفر السمعاني (ت ٤٨٩ هـ)

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Ash-Shūrā 42:14 Juzʾ 25 Page 484

‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏

And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are, concerning it, in disquieting doubt.

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تفسير القرآن Al-Samʿānī

قَوْله تَعَالَى: ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ يَعْنِي: الْيَهُود وَالنَّصَارَى، وَقَوله: ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَي: حسدا بَينهم.

وَقَوله: ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ قَالَ أهل التَّفْسِير: الْكَلِمَة الَّتِي سبقت من الله قَوْله تَعَالَى: ﴿بل السَّاعَة موعدهم﴾ .

وَقَوله: ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَي: لفصل بَينهم الْأَمر فِي الْحَال ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ أَي: من الَّذين تقدمُوا، وَقَوله: ‏‏‏‏‏‏‏ أَي: أعْطوا.

وَقَوله: ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ظَاهر الْمَعْنى.

The same ayah, in another commentary

Ash-Shūrā 42:14