His saying, the Almighty: "He said, 'I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed'"
16237 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi Hammad narrated to us, Mihran narrated to us, from Sufyan, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from Mujahid, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding: "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed," he said: I have discovered that which you have not discovered.
16238 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, with his chain of transmission back to Sufyan, regarding "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed," he says: I have known what you have not encompassed and what you have not known.
16239 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas informed us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed," meaning: I have reached that which you and your soldiers have not reached.
His saying, the Almighty: "And I have come to you from Sheba"
16240 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Yazid ibn Ruman regarding: "And I have come to you from Sheba with certain news," meaning: I have found a kingdom that your kingdom has not reached.
His saying, the Almighty: "From Sheba"
16241 - It was read to Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la, Ibn Wahb informed me, Ibn Lahi'ah informed me, he said: They say that Ma'rib is the city of Bilqis. There was only a mile between it and Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), but when Allah became angry with it, He moved it far away. It is in Yemen today, and it is the one that Allah mentioned in the Quran: "There was for [the people of] Sheba in their dwelling place a sign," until He reached: "We repaid them for what they denied."
16242 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas ibn al-Walid informed us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And I have come to you from Sheba," and Sheba is in the land of Yemen. It is called Ma'rib, and between it and San'a' is a journey of three days.
16243 - Muhammad ibn al-Faraj al-Asbahani narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Fayyad narrated to us, Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, Ghalib al-Jazari narrated to us, who said: I heard al-Suddi say: Twelve prophets were sent to Sheba. He was named 'Tubba'' because of the many people who followed (taba'ahu) him.
(1). Surah Saba': verses 15-17.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَقَالَ أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ
١٦٢٣٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ، ثنا مِهْرَانُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ أَطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تَطَّلِعْ عَلَيْهِ.
١٦٢٣٨ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى سُفْيَانَ أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ يَقُولُ عَلِمْتُ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ وَمَا لَمْ تَعْلَمْ بِهِ.
١٦٢٣٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ، ثنا يَزِيدُ، ثنا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: أَحَطْتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ أَيْ بَلَغْتُ مَا لَمْ تَبْلُغْ أَنْتَ وَلا جُنُودُكَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ
١٦٢٤٠ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ أَيْ أَدْرَكْتُ مُلْكًا لَمْ يَبْلُغْهُ مُلْكُكَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: مِنْ سبإ
١٦٢٤١ - قرى عَلَى يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ قَالَ: يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّ مَأْرِبَ مَدِينَةُ بِلْقَيْسَ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ إِلا مِيلٌ، فَلَمَّا غَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا بَعَّدَهَا فَهِيَ الْيَوْمَ بِالْيَمَنِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ لَقَدْ كَانَ لَسَبإٍ فِي مَسْكَنِهِمْ آيَةٌ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُوا «١» .
١٦٢٤٢ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنْبَأَ الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، ثنا يَزِيدُ، ثنا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَإٍ وَسَبَأٌ بِأَرْضِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَأْرِبٌ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ صَنْعَاءَ مَسِيرَةُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ.
١٦٢٤٣ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ الأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَيَّاضٍ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، ثنا غَالِبٌ الْجَزَرِيُّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ السُّدِّيَّ، يَقُولُ بُعِثَ إِلَى سَبَأٍ اثْنَا عشر نبيا فسمى تبع لكثرة من تبعه.
(١) . سورة سبأ: آية ١٥- ١٧.
