Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Insaan, Ayah 18

Al-Insaan · Ayah 18 · View Ayah
عَيْنًۭا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًۭا
[From] a fountain within Paradise named Salsabeel.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

The water of a spring therein) in the Garden, (named Salsabil.

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a spring ‘aynan substitutes for zanjabīlan ‘ginger’ therein named Salsabīl meaning that its water is like ginger which the Arabs find very tasteful and which is very palatable for the throat.

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