His saying: "Or the punishment comes to them face-to-face (qubulan)."

12864 - From Mujahid that he read "Or the punishment comes to them face-to-face (qubulan)" as "tribes (qaba'il)."

12865 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "Or the punishment comes to them face-to-face (qubulan)," he said: "Suddenly."

12866 - From Qatada that he read "Or the punishment comes to them face-to-face (qubulan)" as "visibly (iyanan)."

12867 - From al-A'mash regarding His saying: "qubulan," he said: "Openly (jiharan)."

12868 - From al-Suddi regarding His saying: "Or the punishment comes to them face-to-face (qubulan)," he said: "Opposite them, so they look at it."

His saying: "And he has forgotten what his hands have put forth."

12869 - From Qatada regarding His saying: "And he has forgotten what his hands have put forth," meaning: he forgot the many sins that preceded.

His saying: "For what they earned."

12870 - From Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "For what they earned," he says: "For what they did."

His saying: "Nay, they have a promised time."

12871 - From al-Suddi regarding His saying: "Nay, they have a promised time," he said: "The promised time is the Day of Resurrection."

His saying: "They will find no refuge besides it."

12872 - From the path of Ali, from Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "They will find no refuge besides it," he said: "A place of shelter (malja')."

12873 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "They will find no refuge besides it," he said: "A way out (mujawwazan)."

And regarding His saying: "And We have set for their destruction a promised time," he said: "An appointed term (ajalan)."