“Someone (mockingly) demanded a punishment that is certain”
وضاحت:
These readings represent linguistic options for the verb 'to ask'. Some have explained the second reading in terms of the verb sāla/yasīlu ('to flow'), referring to a valley in Hellfire, hence "A flowing valley has burst forth with a certain punishment" [Makki].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
وضاحت:
These readings represent linguistic options for the verb 'to ask'. Some have explained the second reading in terms of the verb sāla/yasīlu ('to flow'), referring to a valley in Hellfire, hence "A flowing valley has burst forth with a certain punishment" [Makki].