different halves, and that is the meaning of His saying: "Then place on every mountain a portion of them." This refers to this: then he stood aside, with their heads beneath his feet.

2716 - 'Ali b. al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad b. Abi Hammad reported to us, Zafir reported to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, regarding His saying: "Then place on every mountain a portion of them," he said: "He placed them on seven mountains, and held the heads in his hand."

His saying, the Exalted: "Then call them"

2717 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab b. al-Harith reported to us, Bishr b. 'Umarah informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn Abbas, regarding His saying: "Then call them," he said: "He called them by the Greatest Name of Allah."

2718 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Muhammad b. 'Utarid al-Kindi reported to us, from al-Muthanna, from Mujahid: "Then call them," he said: "He called them: 'By the name of the God of Abraham, come!'"

His saying, the Exalted: "They will come to you in haste"

2719 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab reported to us, Bishr informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn Abbas, regarding His saying: "They will come to you in haste," he said: "Each half returned to its other half, and every feather to its bird. Then they began to fly without heads until they reached his feet, wanting their heads which were with him. When he saw them and what they were doing, he lifted his foot, and each bird placed its neck into its head, so they returned as they were. When Abraham saw that, he said: 'I know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.'"

2720 - 'Ali b. al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad reported to us, Zafir reported to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, regarding His saying: "They will come to you in haste," he said: "The Friend of the Most Merciful began to look at the drop meeting the drop, and the feather meeting the feather, until they became alive, lacking their heads, then they came to their heads and entered into them."

His saying, the Exalted: "And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise"

2721 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab reported to us, Bishr informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn Abbas, regarding His saying: "And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise," he says: "All-Powerful over whatever He wills."