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Al-Anbya 21:28

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يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِۦ مُشْفِقُونَ

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.

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( يعلم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم )وقوله : ( ولا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضى ) كقوله : ( من ذا الذي يشفع عنده إلا بإذنه ) [ البقرة : 255 ] ، وقوله : ( ولا تنفع الشفاعة عنده إلا لمن أذن له ) [ سبأ : 23 ] ، في آيات كثيرة في معنى ذلك .( وهم من خشيته ) أي : من خوفه ورهبته ( مشفقون)

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