Tafseer of The Clot · Al-Alaq · 96:13
Have you seen if he denies and turns away -
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* The explanation of His statement, the Exalted: "Have you seen if he denies and turns away?" (13).
The Exalted, whose praise is exalted, says: ("Have you seen if he denies") — Abū Jahl — the truth with which Muḥammad ﷺ was sent ("and turns away"), He says: and turns away from it and does not hold it to be true.
And in accordance with what we have said about this, the exegetes spoke.
* Mention of who said this:
Bishr related to us, saying: Yazīd related to us, saying: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda ("Have you seen if he denies and turns away"), that is to say: Abū Jahl.
