500: 2641: Mighty: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/314).

: 2642: As it was: 2: The previous source.

: 2643: Similar to that: 3: The previous source.

: 2646: One: 4: The previous source.

501: 2647: Its roofs: 1: Ibn Kathir said: His saying: "Its roofs"—meaning its ceilings and walls had fallen upon its courtyards. He stood, reflecting upon what its state had become after such great inhabitation.

: 2649: Not: 2: Omitted from the "original manuscript"; and according to Al-Tabari, it is not a denial or doubt from him. See: (5/475).

: 2652: Resurrects it: 3: Tafsir 'Abd al-Razzaq: (1/115).

502: 2657: Similar to that: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/502).

503: 2658: Old man: 1: Al-Qurtubi said: And he saw enough of the village's state, its trees, and its buildings to guide him to that.

: 2659: That: 2: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/314).

: 2660: And grapes: 3: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/314).

: 2664: It has not aged (lam yatasannah): 4: Al-Nahhas said: The soundest opinion regarding it is that it is derived from "al-sanah" (year), meaning the years have not altered it. It is also possible that it is derived from "al-sanah," which means drought (famine), such as his (peace be upon him) saying: "O Allah, make them years like the years of Joseph."

Authentic. Narrated by Al-Bukhari (2/23, 8/55, 104) and Al-Fath (10/580, 11/194), Al-Bayhaqi (2/198), Ibn Kathir (2/344), and Al-Qurtubi (3/264, 7/263, 20, 209).

505: 2674: Elders: 1: Tafsir al-Thawri: (p. 72).