Tabari

Tafseer of The Rock · Al-Hijr · 15:65

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    Yūnus related to me, saying: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Ibn Zayd said, concerning His statement فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ (So travel with your household during a portion of the night): he said: during a part of the night; وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ (and follow their backs): the backs of his household.

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    حدثني يونس، قال: أخبرنا ابن وهب، قال: قال ابن زيد، في قوله ( فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ) قال: بعض الليل ( وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ ) : أدبار أهله.