Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Furqaan, Ayah 63

Al-Furqaan · Ayah 63 · View Ayah
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًۭا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent) the elite of the Beneficent (are they who walk upon the earth modestly) with humility from the fear of Allah, (and when the foolish ones) the disbelievers and sinners (address them answer: Peace) they answer with that which is good and say only nice words;

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And the true servants of the Compassionate One ‘ibādu’l-rahmāni is the subject and what comes after it all the way up to ūlā’ika yujzawna ‘they will be rewarded’ of verse 75 below are adjectival qualifiers of this subject with the exception of the parenthetical statements are those who walk upon the earth modestly that is peacefully and humbly and who when the ignorant address them with what they are averse to say words of peace salām in other words words by which they are safe yaslamūna from committing any sin;

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