[1639]- The saying by a husband to his wife, "You are to me like the back of my mother," meaning unlawful to approach. This was a type of divorce practiced by the Arabs before the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ).
[1640]- See footnote to 4:92.
[1641]- See footnote to 4:79.
[1642]- Through His knowledge of them and their secrets.
[1643]- This is in reference to the Jews who would greet the Muslims with the words "Death be upon you," rather than "Peace."
[1644]- The reference may be to the sinful type of conversation, as mentioned in the previous verses, or to the practice of two persons speaking in confidence in the presence of a third, which might lead him to assume that he is the subject of their conversation. Such behavior was prohibited by the Prophet (ﷺ) in narrations of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.
[1645]- In His mercy, in Paradise, or in everything good.
[1646]- To prayer, to battle, or to good deeds.
[1647]- They assume that their lies will be believed and that they will escape detection as they did in worldly life.
[1648]- i.e., "that which gives life," explained as the guidance of the Qur’ān or victory over their opponents.