may Allah be pleased with him. He said: "Shurayh was impressed by his own opinion, while Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, was more knowledgeable than him; he used to recite it as 'bal 'ajibtu' (But I wondered)."

18151 - From Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "But you wonder, and they mock," he said: "You wonder at the Book of Allah and His revelation, while they mock what you have brought."

18152 - From Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "But you wonder," he said: "Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wondered at this Quran when it was given to him. The people of misguidance mocked it, and 'they mock' refers to the people of Mecca. 'And when they are reminded, they do not remember,' meaning they do not benefit. 'And they do not see; and when they see a sign, they mock,' meaning they ridicule it and make fun of it."

His saying, the Exalted: "It will be but one shout."

18153 - From al-Suddi, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "It will be but one shout," he said: "One blast, and it is the final blast."

18154 - From Mujahid, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "They mock," he said: "They ridicule." And regarding His saying: "A shout," he said: "A cry."

His saying, the Exalted: "This is the Day of Judgement."

18155 - From Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His saying: "This is the Day of Judgement," he said: "Allah will judge the servants therein for their deeds. This is the Day of Distinction," meaning the Day of Resurrection."

His saying, the Exalted: "Assemble those who did wrong and their pairs."

18156 - From Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, regarding His saying: "Assemble those who did wrong and their pairs," he said: "The angels will say to the Zabaniyah (guards of Hell): Assemble those who did wrong and their pairs."

His saying, the Exalted: "And stop them, for they are to be questioned."

18157 - My father narrated to us, al-Nufayli narrated to us, al-Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: I heard Layth...