Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-An'aam, Ayah 47
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Say to them ‘Have you considered for yourselves if God’s chastisement were to come upon you suddenly or openly? at night or during the day; Would any be destroyed except the evildoing the unbelieving folk?’ That is to say none but these will be destroyed.
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Say: Can ye see yourselves) O people of Mecca, (if the punishment of Allah come upon you unawares) suddenly (or openly? Would any perish) through such a punishment (save wrong-doing folk?) who disobey that with which they have been commanded; it is also said that this refers to the idolaters.