Tabari

Tafseer of Those drawn up in Ranks · As-Saaffaat · 37:27

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And they will approach one another blaming each other.

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    His statement وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ("And some of them turned to others, questioning one another"): it has been said that the meaning of this is: and mankind turned to the jinn, questioning one another.

    * Mention of who said that:

    Bishr related to us, saying: Yazīd related to us, saying: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, concerning his statement وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ("And some of them turned to others, questioning one another"): mankind [turned] to the jinn.

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    وقوله ( وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ) قيل: معنى ذلك: وأقبل الإنس على الجن، يتساءلون. * ذكر من قال ذلك: حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة، قوله ( وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ) الإنس على الجن.