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QCF V2

Mahmoud Khaleel Al-Husary

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Ryoichi Mita

Ruwwad Center

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Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Dr. Mustafa Khattab

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

1. The Magians. [Ibn ʿAbbās, Ibn Qutaybah, al-Zajjāj]
2. The Arab polytheists. [Muqātil]

Who are said here to "associate partners (with Allāh)"?

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

1. Those who associate partners with Allah. [Al-Farrāʾ]
2. The Jews. [Muqātil]

Who does the pronoun in "one of them" refer to?

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

1. It is a pronoun referring to the expression "one of them", previously mentioned in the verse. The meaning is: "And the long life of one of them will not remove him from the punishment."
2. It refers to the prolonging of life itself. The meaning is: "And prolonging his life will not remove him from the punishment." Then the phrase “that he should live long” (*an yuʿammara*) serves as an explanation, as if to say: “That thing which will not remove him from the punishment is the prolongation of his life.”

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Both interpretations were mentioned by al-Zajjāj.

What does the pronoun *"huwa"* (he/it) refer to here?