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Mahmoud Khaleel Al-Husary

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Malak Faris Abdalsalaam

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

1. It refers back to Moses, meaning "after his departure to the mountain,"  [Ibn ʿAbbās, Muqātil] 
2. It refers back to "the coming" of Moses.

What does the pronoun in "after it/him" refer to in this āyah?

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

1. It refers to what was written in the tablets concerning what is lawful and unlawful. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
2. It refers to the nine signs (See 17:101). [Muqātil]

What does the term "clear signs" (*bayyināt*) refer to in this āyah?