Surah Al Qalam Tafseer

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ

The Awsat among them said,

Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ikrimah, Muhammad bin Ka`b, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah all said,

"This means the most just of them and the best of them."

أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Did I not tell you, `Why do you not Tusabbihun?'

Mujahid, As-Suddi and Ibn Jurayj all said that,

لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ

Why do you not Tusabbihun, this means

"why do you not say, `If Allah wills"'

As-Suddi said,

"Their making exception due to the will of Allah in that time was by glorifying Allah (Tasbih)."

Ibn Jarir said,

"It is a person's saying, `If Allah wills."'

It has also been said that it means that the best of them said to them,

"Did I not tell you, why don't you glorify Allah and thank Him for what He has given you and favored you with"

قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ