12518 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "And those who migrated for the sake of Allah after they were wronged," he said: These are the companions of Muhammad. The people of Mecca wronged them and drove them out of their homes, until groups of them reached the land of Abyssinia. Then Allah established them in Medina after that and made it a place of migration for them, and He made for them Helpers (Ansar) from the believers. "And the reward of the Hereafter is greater." He said: Meaning, yes, by Allah, because of that with which He will reward them from His Paradise and His bounty, it is greater, "if they only knew" (1).

12519 - From Aban ibn Taghlib, he said: Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym used to read this phrase in [Surah] al-Nahl: "And those who migrated for the sake of Allah after they were wronged, We will surely settle them in the world with good." And he would read in [Surah] al-Ankabut: "We will settle them in Paradise in chambers," and he would say: "Settling (al-tanabbu') is in the world, and dwelling (al-thawa') is in the Hereafter" (2).

12520 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "We will surely settle them in the world with good," he said: We will surely provide them with good provision in the world (3).

12521 - From Ibn Abbas, he said: When Allah sent Muhammad as a messenger, the Arabs denied that. And those among them who denied said: "Allah is too great for His messenger to be a human like Muhammad." So Allah revealed: "Is it a wonder to the people that We revealed to a man among them?" And He said: "And We did not send before you except men to whom We revealed, so ask the people of the Reminder if you do not know." Meaning, ask the people of the Reminder and the past scriptures: Were the messengers who came to them human or angels? If they were angels, then let them come to you; and if they were human, then do not deny that he should be a messenger. Then He said: "And We did not send before you except men to whom We revealed from the people of the cities," meaning they were not from the inhabitants of the heaven as you claimed.

12522 - From Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "Or that He would seize them in their alternation," he said: If I willed, I would seize him during his travel. And regarding His saying: "Or that He would seize them with fear," he says: If I willed, I would seize him after the death of his companion, and he would be terrified by that.

12523 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "Or that He would seize them in their alternation," he said: In their travels (4).

12524 - From al-Dahhak regarding His saying: "Or that He would seize them in their alternation," meaning in whatever state