Anlam
What is meant by "calling upon" their witnesses in this verse?
Cevap
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr":
- It means "seek help." (istiʿānah) [Al-Suddī, Al-Farrāʾ]
- It means "seek urgent aid." (istighāthah) [Ibn Qutaybah]