قَالَ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
أَرَهۡطِيٓ
أَعَزُّ
عَلَيۡكُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُ
وَرَآءَكُمۡ
ظِهۡرِيًّاۖ
إِنَّ
رَبِّي
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
مُحِيطٞ
٩٢
Shu'ayb said: 'My people! Are my kinsmen mightier with you than Allah that you (hold the kinsmen in awe while) you cast Allah behind your back? Surely my Lord encompasses all what you do.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Response of Shu`ayb's People
They said,
يشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ
(O Shu`ayb! We do not understand) This means that we do not comprehend.
كَثِيراً
(much) `most of what you say'. Ath-Thawri said, "He (Shu`ayb) was called the orator of the Prophets." As-Suddi said,
وَإِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا
(and
…The Response of Shu`ayb's People
They said,
يشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ
(O Shu`ayb! We do not understand) This means that we do not comprehend.
كَثِيراً
(much
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