Verse. 4668

'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī

تفسير : (and verily we created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them) of created beings and marvels, (in six days) of the days of the beginning of the life of the world, each day the equivalent of 1,000 years of present days, the first day being sunday and the last friday, (and naught of weariness touched us) we were not tired as claimed by the jews who said: when allah finished the creation of the heavens and earth, he put one leg on the other and rested on saturday. the enemies of allah have lied against allah.

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī

تفسير : and verily we created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six days, the first of which was sunday and the last of which was friday, and no weariness, no fatigue, touched us: this was revealed as a refutation of the jews’ claim that god rested on the saturday and lay down upon the throne. the preclusion of weariness in his case is [absolute] on account of his transcending of the attributes of creatures and the non-existence of any contiguity between him and other [beings]: his command, when he wills a thing, is just to say to it ‘be’, and it is [q. 36:82].

Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi

تفسير : (and verily we created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six days, and naught of weariness touched us) [50:38]. al-hasan and qatadah said: “the jews said: ‘allah created the creation in six days and rested on the seventh, saturday’, which they call the sabbath, and so allah, exalted is he, revealed this verse”. ahmad ibn muhammad al-tamimi informed us> ‘abd allah ibn muhammad ibn ja‘far al-hafiz> ibrahim ibn muhammad ibn al-hasan> hannad ibn al-sari> abu bakr ibn ‘ayyash> abu sa‘d al-baqqal> ‘ikrimah> ibn ‘abbas who said: “the jews came to the prophet, allah bless him and give him peace, and asked him about the creation of the heavens and earth. he said to them: ‘allah created the earth on sunday and monday; he created the mountains [and what they contain of benefits] on tuesday; he created the trees and water on wednesday; he created heaven on thursday; on friday, he created the stars, sun and moon’. ‘and what after that, o muhammad?’ the jews asked. he said: ‘then, he established himself on the throne’. they said: ‘you would have answered correctly, if you added: and then he rested’. the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, was furious. this verse was then revealed (and verily we created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six days, and naught of weariness touched us. therefor (o muhammad) bear with what they say) [50:38-39]”.