Fakayfa itha jina min kulli ommatin bishaheedin wajina bika AAala haolai shaheedan
English
Ahmed Ali
How shall it be when We call witnesses from each and every people and call you as witness over them?
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Tafseer
'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : (but how (will it be with them)) how shall the unbelievers react (when we bring of every people a witness) a prophet who will testify that he has delivered the message to them, (and we bring thee) o muhammad (a witness against these?) it is also said that this means: we bring you, o muhammad, a witness in favour of your community, testifying that it is reliable and upright. this is because his community will be a witness for the other prophets against their nations when the latter will deny having received any message from them.
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : so how shall it be, the predicament of the disbelievers, when we bring forward from every community a witness, to testify against it regarding its deeds, and this shall be its prophet; and we bring you, o muhammad (s), as witness against these?
Sahl al-Tustari
تفسير : so how shall it be, when we bring forward from every community a witness, and we bring you as a witness against these?sahl said:god, exalted is he, has placed 360 angels in the service of each muslim servant in accordancewith the number of his veins. when he wants to do something good they assist him in that, but if he wants to do something bad they chide him about it. if he acts upon any of those [intentions] they record that action for him until the day of judgement, when they show it to him, and apprehend him for it. then when he comes before god, exalted is he, they will bear witness for him about the faithfulness of [his] obedience, and [against him] for the sins he committed. god said, exalted is he, and every soul will come accompanied by a driver and a witness [50:21].his words, exalted is he:
