Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Nahl, Ayah 60

An-Nahl · Ayah 60 · View Ayah
لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مَثَلُ ٱلسَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَثَلُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(For those who believe not in the Hereafter) in resurrection after death (is an evil similitude) i.e. the Fire, (and Allah's is the Sublime Similitude) the most sublime attribute: Godhood and Lordship without offspring or partners. (He is the Mighty) in His retribution against those who do not believe in Him, (the Wise) He ordered that none should be worshipped beside Him.

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For those who do not believe in the Hereafter namely for the disbelievers there is an evil description in other words theirs is the most evil attribute meaning the most vile which is their burying alive of newborn girls despite the fact that they are needed for the purposes of marriage; and the loftiest description belongs to God His is the attribute most sublime namely that there is no god except Him. And He is the Mighty in His kingdom the Wise in His creation.

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