His saying, the Almighty: "Have they not seen that We drive the water to the barren land?"

17860 - From Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Have they not seen that We drive the water to the barren land?" He said: "Al-juruz" (the barren land) is that which is not rained upon except for a drizzle that is of no use to it, other than what reaches it from the floodwaters (1).

17861 - From Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "to the barren land," he said: A land in Yemen (2).

17862 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "to the barren land," he said: It is that which does not grow vegetation, like Abyan and similar lands (3).

17863 - From 'Ikrimah regarding "to the land," he said: The barren land (samta') (4).

17864 - From al-Suddi regarding "to the barren land," he said: To the dead land (5).

17865 - From al-Hasan regarding "to the barren land," he said: [A place] located between Yemen and al-Sham (6).

His saying, the Almighty: "When will this opening be, if you are truthful?"

17866 - From Qatadah, he said: The Companions said: "We have a day in which we hope to find rest and comfort." Then the polytheists said: "When will this opening be, if you are truthful?" So it was revealed (7).

[His saying, the Almighty: "Say, the day of opening"]

17867 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "Say, the day of opening," he said: The Day of Resurrection (8).

His saying, the Almighty: "So wait; indeed, they are waiting."

17867 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "Say, the day of opening," he said: The day of judgment. And regarding His saying: "So wait; indeed, they are waiting," he said: The Day of Resurrection (9).