footnote no. 563 from the Majestic Qur'an
In this surah, Allah gives us a few glimpses into the working of His wisdom in other than the ways usually regarded as being ordinary or natural. The surah abounds in events that are either supernatural by ordinary standards, apparently in opposition to sacred law, pertaining entirely to the Unseen, or in other unusual ways.
The inscription, al-Raqim, was said by the Follower [Ta'bi'i], Sa'id ibn Jubayr to be the stone tablet placed in front of the cave, upon which the story of the sleepers was inscribed. This was the interpretation chosen by the great Qur'anic commentator, al-Tabari. Other conflicting interpretations were given by various other authorities.
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