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Maryam 19:12

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يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا

[Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وهذا أيضا تضمن محذوفا ، تقديره : أنه وجد هذا الغلام المبشر به ، وهو يحيى ، عليه السلام ، وأن الله علمه الكتاب ، وهو التوراة التي كانوا يتدارسونها بينهم ، ويحكم بها النبيون الذين أسلموا للذين هادوا والربانيون والأحبار . وقد كان سنه إذ ذاك صغيرا ، فلهذا نوه بذكره ، وبما أنعم به عليه وعلى والديه ، فقال : ( يا يحيى خذ الكتاب بقوة ) أي : تعلم الكتاب ) بقوة ) أي : بجد وحرص واجتهاد ( وآتيناه الحكم صبيا ) أي : الفهم والعلم والجد والعزم ، والإقبال على الخير ، والإكباب عليه ، والاجتهاد فيه وهو صغير حدث السن .قال عبد الله بن المبارك : قال معمر : قال الصبيان ليحيى بن زكريا : اذهب بنا نلعب . قال : ما للعب خلقت ، قال : فلهذا أنزل الله : ( وآتيناه الحكم صبيا ) .

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