Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs — Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

Provision (made) for men) food for people, i.e. the grains; (and therewith) i.e. through water (We quicken a dead land) a land with no vegetation. (Even so will be the resurrection of the dead) this is how they will be brought back to life and raised forth from the graves through water on the Day of Judgement.

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs — Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

(The folk of Noah denied) denied Noah (before them) before your folk, O Muhammad, (and (so did) the dwellers at al-Rass) al-Rass is a well close to al-Yamamah; the dwellers of al-Rass are the people of Shu'ayb who denied Shu'ayb (and (the tribe of) Thamud) the people of Salih,

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs — Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

(And (the tribe of) 'Aad) the people of Hud denied Hud, (and Pharaoh) and his folk denied Moses, (and the brethren of Lot) and the folk of Lot denied Lot,

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs — Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

(And the dwellers in the wood) the people of Shu'ayb denied Shu'ayb, (and the folk of Tubba') Tubba' was the king of Himyar. His name was As'ad Ibn Malkikarb, and his agnomen was Abu Karb and he was called Tubba' because of the huge number of his followers (atba'); he was also a person who surrendered to Allah: (every one) of these folk (denied their messengers) just as your folk, the Quraysh, denied you, (therefore My threat took effect) and therefore My punishment and torment were enjoined upon them when they denied the messengers.

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs — Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs

(Were We then worn out by the first creation) such that We will be worn out by their second creation when We create them for resurrection after death? (Yet they) i.e. the Quraysh (are in doubt about a new creation) after death.