Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And you were three groups.)
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Exegesis of His saying, the Exalted: (And you were three groups)
Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Waqi'ah: 7] (And you were) the address is to the descendants of Adam in general, (groups) meaning: categories,As Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Surat al-Saffat: 22] (and their spouses) meaning: their categories,And Allah the Exalted said: [Sad:58] meaning: groups,So the meaning of groups is: three categories with no fourth: the foremost, the companions of the right, and the companions of the left. Thus, people will be divided on the Day of Resurrection into three sections with no fourth. [Surat al-Waqi'ah: 8-10] Allah the Exalted mentioned them not arranged in terms of virtue; the companions of the right are between the foremost and the companions of the left in rank. So Allah began with them, then followed with the companions of the left, then concluded with the foremost. But when detailing, He began with them arranged according to virtue, starting with the foremost, then the companions of the right, then the companions of the left. This detailed arrangement is contrary to the summarized arrangement, and this is one of the styles of eloquence.
[Al-Waqi'ah 56:8] meaning: that He, Mighty and Majestic, informed that one of the categories is the companions of the right,Then he said:[Al-Waqi'ah 56:8] who are they? Their mention will come in detail, if Allah wills. meaning: those who are inauspicious, and their mention will also come in detail.
Allah the Exalted said:
