Surah Ta-Ha 20:103
ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ
They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
Tafsir of Ta-Ha 20:103
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 20:103
يتخافتون بينهم
They will speak in a very low voice to each other. Ibn Abbas said, "This means whispering among themselves.'' This means that some of them will be saying to others,
إن لبثتم إﻻ عشرا
You stayed not longer than ten. meaning in the abode of the worldly life, you only tarried there for a little while. The time was equivalent to ten days or so. Allah, the Exalted, then says,