Tafsir Ibn Kathir on An-Naml 27:22

Surah An-Naml 27:22

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ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ

But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.

How the Hoopoe came before Suleiman and told Him about Saba' Allah says:

فمكث غير بعيد

But (the hoopoe) stayed not long, meaning, he was absent for only a short time.

فقال

he said: Then he came and said to Suleiman:

أحطت بما لم تحط به

I have grasped which you have not grasped, meaning, `I have come to know something that you and your troops do not know.'

وجيتك من سبٳ بنبٳ يقين

and I have come to you from Saba' with true news. meaning, with true and certain news. Saba' (Sheba) refers to Himyar, they were a dynasty in Yemen. Then the hoopoe said:

Tafsir of An-Naml 27:22

Tafsir Ibn Kathir