Totdat, toen hij de plaats van de zonsondergag bereikte, hij haar onder vond gaan in een modderige bron, en hij trof daarbij een volk aan. Wij zeiden: "O Dzôelqarain: ôf jij geeft hun een bestraffing, ôf jij behandelt hen met goedheid."
This reading is based on the root ḥ-m-ʾ, denoting a darkness from clay or oil.
حَامِيَةٍ
ḥāmiyatin
"a hot spring" or “a murky spring”
This reading is based on the root ḥ-m-y, meaning 'hot'. It also possible that it is a lightened form of ḥāmiʾah, 'murky'.
Uitleg
These readings provide complementary descriptions of the body of water in which the sun appeared to go down, from the perspective of Dhu l-Qarnayn [al-Mahdawi]
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Uitleg
These readings provide complementary descriptions of the body of water in which the sun appeared to go down, from the perspective of Dhu l-Qarnayn [al-Mahdawi]