Verse 84
Those who set the Ranks • makkah
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Important Words:
شیعة (party) is derived from شاع. They say شاع i.e. he followed him and helped him or was his companion. شیعه (shayya’-hu) means, he went out with him to see him off or to accompany him to his abode. شیعة means, a separate or distinct party or sect of men; any people that have combined in or for an affair. شیعة الرجل means, a man’s followers and his helpers. شیع (plural) is applied to any people or party whose affair or case is one, who follow one another’s opinion. اشیاع (which is plural.) means, the likes (Aqrab & Lane).
Commentary:
The verse may mean that Abraham was a follower of the Law of Noah or that he belonged to the same category, i.e. the category of Divine Messengers, to which Noah belonged.