Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-A'raaf, Ayah 140

Al-A'raaf · Ayah 140 · View Ayah
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًۭا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(He) Moses (said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah) shall I command you to worship another lord (when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures) of your time, through surrender unto Him?

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He said ‘Shall I seek other than God as a god for you to worship abghīkum ‘shall I seek for you’ is originally abghī lakum when He has favoured you above all the worlds?’ of your time in the ways He has mentioned in His sayings?

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