Exegesis of the saying of the Exalted: (When they entered upon him, they said, "Peace.")
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Exegesis of His saying, the Exalted: (When they entered upon him, they said, "Peace")
He (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Surat al-Dhariyat: 25] It is possible that (when they entered) is connected to His saying: (the honored ones), meaning: those whom He honored when they entered upon him. It is also possible that it is the meaning of a deleted verb,and the implied meaning is: [Remember] when they entered upon Ibrahim [Surat al-Dhariyat: 25] .
Meaning: We offer peace,Accordingly, "Peace" is a verbal noun whose operator is deleted, and the implied meaning is: We offer (Peace) : The subject (mubtada') has a deleted predicate (khabar),and the implied meaning is: Peace be upon you. Accordingly, the greeting here begins with a verbal sentence, and its response or reply is with a nominal sentence. The nominal sentence implies permanence and continuity,Therefore, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: Ibrahim's reply is more complete than the angels' greeting; because the angels' greeting came in the verbal form, and Ibrahim's reply came in the nominal form.
People: The predicate of the deleted subject,and the implied meaning is: You are people,And he said: They are people; because they are in the form of humans,And his statement: Meaning: Unrecognized,As Allah the Exalted said: [Surat Hud: 70] .
In this verse, there is evidence for the deletion of the subject and the deletion of the predicate. Where is the evidence for the deletion of the predicate? (Peace) And the evidence for the deletion of the subject is (People) because the implied meaning is: You are people.
He (Mighty and Majestic) says:
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace."
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلاماًand said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
فَقَالُوا سَلاماً قَالَ سَلامٌ قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَThey said, "Peace"
فَقَالُوا سَلاماًHe said, "Peace"
قَالَ سَلامٌPeople unrecognized
قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَUnrecognized
مُنْكَرُونَBut when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension.
فَلَمَّا رَأى أَيْدِيَهُمْ لا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًIn this verse, there is evidence for the deletion of the subject and the deletion of the predicate. Where is the evidence for the deletion of the predicate? (Peace) And the evidence for the deletion of the subject is (People) because the implied meaning is: You are people.