Allah the Exalted said: << But We created succeeding generations, and their lifespan was prolonged. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting Our signs to them, and We were
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He says: nations after Musa " meaning We brought into existence and created nations [Al-Qasas 28:45] meaning it increased in length, and the ta and alif are for emphasis, and his saying: the meaning is time, because lifespans are times, he said: meaning their lifespans were prolonged so they forgot the covenants, the eyes were extinguished, and the revelation was cut off, so We sent you as a messenger and revealed to you the news of Musa and others" His saying: the correction here implies the invalidation of what came before, meaning the meaning is not that you were not among the witnesses but We created generations so you witnessed, but that this correction is for our understanding, and the meaning is that the covenants were prolonged and you were not a witness nor present, and when the covenants were prolonged, the people needed the message, so We revealed to you what had happened and sent you to the people .... It is said, and Allah knows best: that when he was in the same land, He said to him: .... And these people, as long as they were in one land .... as evidenced by the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-An'am 6:22] ...