المعنى
Which "town" (qaryah) is meant in this āyah?
الجواب
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to Jerusalem after it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar. [Wahb, Qatāda, al-Rabīʿ ibn Anas]
- It refers to the town from which the thousands fled in fear of death.

