Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaويسألك الكفار عن حقيقة الروح تعنتًا، فأجبهم بأن حقيقة الروح وأحوالها من الأمور التي استأثر الله بعلمها، وما أُعطيتم أنتم وجميع الناس من العلم إلا شيئًا قليلا.
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Al-Isra 17:85
Word by wordوَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّى وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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