قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ٢٨
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [ Allah ]?' "
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ٢٨
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [ Allah ]?' "
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْThe Awsat among them said,Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ikrimah, Muhammad bin Ka`b, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah all said,"This means the most just of them and the best of them."أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَDid I not tell you, `Why do you not Tusabbihun?'Mujahid, As-Suddi and Ibn Jurayj all said that, لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ Why do you not Tusabbihun, this means"why do you not say, `If Allah wills"'As-Suddi said,"Their making exception due to the will of Allah in that time was by glorifying Allah (Tasbih)."Ibn Jarir said,"It is a person's saying, `If Allah wills."'It has also been said that it means that the best of them said to them,"Did I not tell you, why don't you glorify Allah and thank Him for what He has given you and favored you with"قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
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