His statement, the Exalted: "But you prefer the worldly life."

19242 - On the authority of ʿIkrimah regarding "But you prefer the worldly life," he said: He means this nation, and that you will prefer the worldly life.

His statement, the Exalted: "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures."

19243 - On the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allāh be pleased with them both) regarding His statement: "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures," he said: This Sūrah was transcribed from the scriptures of Ibrāhīm and Mūsā.

19244 - On the authority of al-Suddī that this Sūrah is in the scriptures of Ibrāhīm and Mūsā just as it was revealed to the Prophet (may Allāh bless him and grant him peace).

19245 - On the authority of Abū al-ʿĀliyah (may Allāh be pleased with him) regarding "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures," he says: The story of this Sūrah is in the former scriptures.

19246 - On the authority of Qatādah (may Allāh be pleased with him) regarding "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures," he said: The books of Allāh have followed one another just as you hear: "While the Hereafter is better and more enduring."

19247 - On the authority of Qatādah (may Allāh be pleased with him) regarding the verse "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures," he said: In the former scriptures [it says] that the Hereafter is better than the worldly life.

19248 - On the authority of al-Ḥasan (may Allāh be pleased with him) regarding "Indeed, this is in the former scriptures," he said: In all of the books of Allāh.