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1 July 2026 • 354 views
The great mufassir Al-haafidh Ismaa'eel ibn Kathir mentioned in his tafsir:
قال بعض السلف: إذا سمعت المثل في القرآن فلم أفهمه بكيت على نفسي ؛ لأن الله تعالى يقول : ( وتلك الأمثال نضربها للناس وما يعقلها إلا العالمون)
Some of the salaf said: If I heard a parable in the Qur'an but didn't understand it, I would weep for myself, for Allah says,
{وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَ}
"And We strike these parables for mankind, but none will understand them except for those who have knowledge." [al-'Ankaboot 43]
[Tafsir ibn Kathir 1/208]