Tafseer of He frowned · Abasa · 80:39
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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( ضَاحِكَةٌ ) ("laughing"), He says: laughing with joy at the bliss and honor which Allah has bestowed upon it; ( مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ) ("rejoicing") at the increase for which it hopes.
In accordance with what we have said concerning the meaning of His statement: ( مُسْفِرَةٌ ) ("radiant"), the people of interpretation (the exegetes) have spoken.
* Mention of those who said that:
ʿAlī related to me, saying: Abū Ṣāliḥ related to us, saying: Muʿāwiya related to me, on the authority of ʿAlī, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning his statement ( مُسْفِرَةٌ ) ("radiant"), he says: shining brightly.
Yūnus related to me, saying: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Ibn Zayd said concerning His statement: ( وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُسْفِرَةٌ * ضَاحِكَةٌ مُسْتَبْشِرَةٌ ) ("On that Day there will be faces shining, laughing and rejoicing"), he said: those are the people of Paradise.
