Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Hijr, Ayah 53
قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ
[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."
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Other Scholars on This Ayah
Tafsir
Scholars largely agree on this ayah
They said ‘Do not be afraid; lo! we are the messengers of your Lord sent to give you good tidings of a knowledgeable boy’ one very knowledgeable boy namely Isaac — as we mentioned in sūrat Hūd Q. 1169.
Related Hadiths
Sahih al-Bukhari#5951Sahih
A boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We said to him, "We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect you for that." The Prophet (ﷺ) was informed about that, and h...
Narrated by Narrated Jabir:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#1547Hasan
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "For a boy, there is an 'Aqiqah. So spill blood for him and remove the harm from him."
Narrated by Narrated Salman bin 'Amir Ad-Dabbi :
Sahih al-Bukhari#5259Sahih
Narrated Salman bin 'Amri Ad-Dabbi, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Aqiqa is to be offered for a (newly born) boy.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#382Hasan
"A boy of ours named Rabah."
Narrated by (Another chain) in which Abu Hamzah narrated:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(They said: Be not afraid!) do not be scared of us, O Abraham! (Lo! we bring you good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom) in his tender years, clement in his old age.