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Mahmoud Khaleel Al-Husary

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Muhammad Hamidullah

English

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. The people of the Days of *Jāhiliyyah*, when they gathered during the pilgrimage season, would mention the deeds, days, and lineages of their ancestors in *Jāhiliyyah*, boasting about these matters. This meaning has been narrated from al-Ḥasan, ʿAṭāʾ and Mujāhid.
2. The Arabs, when they spoke or conversed, would often say, "By your father, they surely did such and such," on account of which this verse was revealed. This has also been reported from al-Ḥasan.
3. When they completed their rites, a man would stand at *Minā* and say, "O Allah, my father was generous with his cauldron and had much wealth, so grant me similar to that," without mentioning Allah. He would only mention his father and ask to be given of this worldly life. [Al-Suddī]

What is the context of revelation for this āyah?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. Acknowledgment of their fathers.
2. Swearing by their fathers.
3. Mentioning the favours of their fathers to them, for they would remember their fathers while forgetting the blessings of Allah upon them.
4. How children call their fathers, as their first words are often to mention their fathers. [ʿAṭāʾ and al-Ḍaḥḥāk]

What is meant by "mentioning their fathers"?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. It refers to all the rituals of Ḥajj. [al-Ḥasan]
2. It refers specifically to the slaughtering of sacrificial animals. [Mujāhid]

What is the "rites" (*manasik*) referring to in this āyah?