Tafsir Ibn Abbas: At-Tur, Ayah 38
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌۭ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority.
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Or do they have a ladder a means of ascension into the heaven whereby they eavesdrop? that is at the top of which they listen in on the conversations of the angels so that they are then able to dispute with the Prophet as they claim. If that is what they assert Then let their eavesdropper let the one claiming to be able to listen in on their conversations on top of this ladder produce a manifest warrant a plain and evident proof. Now on account of the similarity of this assertion to their assertion that the angels are the daughters of God He exalted be He says
Ibn Abbas Commentary
Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce warrant manifest) let their listener produce a clear proof for what they say!