Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Az-Zumar, Ayah 23
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God has revealed the best of discourses a Book kitāban substitutes for ahsana ‘the best’ namely a Qur’ān consimilar in other words some of its parts are similar to others in terms of their arrangement and otherwise in coupled phrases — a Book in which the Promise of reward is coupled with the Threat of punishment together with other such couplings — whereat quiver at the mention of whose Threat shiver the skins of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts soften to they are reassured by the remembrance of God that is at the mention of His Promise. That Book is God’s guidance by which He guides whomever He will of His servants; and whomever God leads astray for him there is no guide.
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements) the best speech, i.e. the Qur'an, (a Scripture consistent) the verses of promise, mercy, victory and forgiveness are consistent with each others, and the verses of threat, chastisement, rebuke and warning are consistent with each other, wherein the mention of mercy and chastisement, promises and threats, the abrogating and abrogated, etc., are (paired), it is also said that this means: they are repeated, (whereat) from the verses of chastisement and threats (doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh) soften through the verses of mercy (and their hearts soften) and their hearts return (to Allah's reminder) i.e. the Qur'an. (Such) i.e. the Qur'an (is Allah's guidance) is the clarification of Allah, (wherewith He guideth whom He will) to His religion. (And him whom Allah sendeth astray) from His religion, (for him there is no guide) to lead him to Allah's religion.