Meaning
What is meant by "darkness" (ẓulumāt) in this verse?
Answer
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- Punishment. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
- Disbelief. [Mujāhid]
- A darkness that Allah casts upon them after death. [Qatāda]
- Their hypocrisy. [Al-Suddī]