Tafseer of The Star · An-Najm · 53:55
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
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The explanation of the words of the Exalted: "Then which of the favours of your Lord do you doubt?" (53:55)
He says: "Then which of the favours of your Lord do you doubt?" The Exalted, whose remembrance is exalted, says: Which of the favours of your Lord, O son of Ādam, that He has bestowed upon you, are you in doubt about, do you harbour suspicion about, and do you dispute? And al-ālāʾ is the plural of ilan. For the singular there exist three linguistic variants: iliyy following the pattern of ʿiliyy, and ilā following the pattern of ʿalā, and alā following the pattern of ʿalā.
And in accordance with what we have said about this, the exegetes have spoken.
* Mention of who said that:
Bishr related to us, he said: Yazīd related to us, he said: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, concerning His words "Then which of the favours of your Lord do you doubt?", he says: Which of the favours of Allah do you doubt, O son of Ādam.
And Ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿlā related to us, he said: Ibn Thawr related to us, on the authority of Maʿmar, on the authority of Qatāda "Then which of the favours of your Lord do you doubt?", he said: Which of the favours of your Lord do you doubt.
