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What does the term "clear signs" (bayyināt) refer to in this āyah?

Answer

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

  1. It refers to what was written in the tablets concerning what is lawful and unlawful. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
  2. It refers to the nine signs (See 17:101). [Muqātil]
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