Tabari

Tafseer of The Ascending Stairways · Al-Ma'aarij · 70:40

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    The discourse on the explanation of His statement, the Exalted: Nay, I swear by the Lord of the easts and the wests, verily, We are able.

    The Exalted, whose remembrance is exalted, says: Nay, I swear by the Lord of the eastern points of the earth and its western points.

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    القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ يقول تعالى ذكره: فلا أقسم بربّ مشارق الأرض ومغاربها.