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Meaning

Concerning whom was this verse revealed?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. The hypocrites (in general). [Al-Suddī from Ibn Masʿūd and Ibn ʿAbbās; Abū al-ʿĀliyah; Qatādah; Ibn Zayd]
  2. The hypocrites among the People of the Book. [Abū Ṣāliḥ from Ibn ʿAbbās]
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