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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of "nusb" in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "As if they are rushing toward a high place"?

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Question:
A questioner asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
[Al-Ma'arij 70:43]
What is the meaning of "nusb"?

Answer:
"Nusb" is the raised standard toward which the army marches. On the Day of Resurrection, people will all be moving quickly, just as an army moves toward the standard raised for them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى النصب في قوله تعالى ﴿كأنهم إلى نصب يوفضون﴾؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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