Tabari

Tafseer of The Rock · Al-Hijr · 15:63

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    As for His word بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ (concerning that about which they were in doubt): he said: with the punishment of the people of Lūṭ.

    Al-Qāsim related to us, saying: Al-Ḥusayn related to us, saying: Ḥajjāj related to me, on the authority of Ibn Abī Najīḥ, on the authority of Mujāhid: the same.

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    وقوله ( بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ) قال. بعذاب قوم لوط. حدثنا القاسم، قال: ثنا الحسين، قال: ثني حجاج، عن ابن أبي نجيح، عن مجاهد، مثله.