Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ar-Room, Ayah 43

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فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ ٱلْقَيِّمِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌۭ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصَّدَّعُونَ
So direct your face toward the correct religion before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. That Day, they will be divided.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(So set your purpose) set your own self and works (resolutely for the right religion) He says: make your religion and works sincere to Allah, and follow the true, straight religion, (before the inevitable day) which is the Day of Judgement (comes from Allah. On that day) the Day of Judgement (mankind will be sundered) a party of them in Paradise and a party in hell.

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So set your purpose for the upright religion the religion of Islam before there comes the inevitable day from God namely the Day of Resurrection. On that day they shall be sundered yassadda‘ūna the original tā’ yatasadda‘ūna has been assimilated with the sād that is they will be split into separate groups after the Reckoning destined for Paradise or the Fire.

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