Bani Israil, Kahf, Maryam, Taha, and Anbiya are among the earliest and finest of the surahs, and they are part of what I learned long ago.Qatada said that "pieces" [Anbiya 21:58] means he broke them apart.Hasan said that "in an orbit" [Anbiya 21:33] is like the whorl of a spindle, and "they swim along" [Anbiya 21:33] means they revolve.Ibn Abbas said that "grazed freely" [Anbiya 21:78] means they pastured by night, and "be aided" [Anbiya 21:43] means they will be protected. Regarding "this nation of yours is one nation" [Anbiya 21:92] he said, your religion is one religion.Ikrima said that "fuel" [Anbiya 21:98] means firewood in the Ethiopic tongue.Another said that "they perceived" [Anbiya 21:12] means they anticipated it, from the verb meaning to sense, and "extinguished" [Anbiya 21:15] means motionless and still. The word for harvested crop means uprooted, and it applies alike to one, to two, and to many. "They do not weary" [Anbiya 21:19] means they do not tire, and from the same root comes "worn out" [Mulk 67:4], as in the expression, I wore out my camel. Deep means far. "They were turned upside down" [Anbiya 21:65] means they were turned back. "The making of coats of mail" [Anbiya 21:80] refers to armor. "They divided their affair" [Anbiya 21:93] means they fell into disagreement. The words for a faint noise, a sound, a rustle, and a whisper all carry one meaning, namely a low, indistinct sound. "We inform you" [Fussilat 41:47] means we notify you. "I have warned you" [Anbiya 21:109], that is, when you have informed a man, then you and he stand "on equal terms" [Anbiya 21:109] and you have not acted treacherously.Mujahid said that "so that you may be questioned" [Anbiya 21:13] means so that you may understand, "He approves" [Anbiya 21:28] means He is pleased with, and "the statues" [Anbiya 21:52] means the idols. The scroll [Anbiya 21:104] means a written sheet.
حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا غندر حدثنا شعبة عن أبي إسحاق قال سمعت عبد الرحمن بن يزيد
بني إسرائيل والكهف ومريم وطه والأنبياء هن من العتاق الأول وهن من تلادي وقال قتادة {جذاذا} قطعهن وقال الحسن {في فلك} مثل فلكة المغزل {يسبحون} يدورون قال ابن عباس {نفشت} رعت ليلا {يصحبون} يمنعون {أمتكم أمة واحدة} قال دينكم دين واحد وقال عكرمة {حصب} حطب بالحبشية وقال غيره {أحسوا} توقعوا من أحسست {خامدين} هامدين والحصيد مستأصل يقع على الواحد والاثنين والجميع {لا يستحسرون} لا يعيون ومنه {حسير} وحسرت بعيري عميق بعيد نكسوا ردوا {صنعة لبوس} الدروع {تقطعوا أمرهم} اختلفوا الحسيس والحس والجرس والهمس واحد وهو من الصوت الخفي {آذناك} أعلمناك {آذنتكم} إذا أعلمته فأنت وهو {على سواء} لم تغدر وقال مجاهد {لعلكم تسألون} تفهمون {ارتضى} رضي {التماثيل} الأصنام السجل الصحيفة