Abasa (He Frowned)
Verse 3of 42
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ﴿٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Word-by-word meaning
وَمَاwamāBut what
يُدْرِيكَyud'rīkawould make you know
لَعَلَّهُۥlaʿallahuthat he might
يَزَّكَّىٰٓyazzakkāpurify himself
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Prophet being reprimanded because He frowned at a Weak ManMore than one of the scholars of Tafsir mentioned that one day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was addressing one of the great leaders of the Quraysh while hoping that he would accept Islam.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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