Tabari

Tafseer of The Mount · At-Tur · 52:41

أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    And His statement أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ("Or do they possess the unseen, so that they write it down?"). He, exalted is His mention, says: or do they possess the knowledge of the unseen (al-ghayb), so that they write it down for the people, thus informing them of what they wish and giving them tidings of what they desire?

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    وقوله ( أَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ) يقول تعالى ذكره: أم عندهم علم الغيب فهم يكتبون ذلك للناس, فينبئونهم بما شاءوا, ويخبرونهم بما أرادوا.