Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(Who measureth) He made every male and female, (then guideth) then He made known and inspired how the male and female come; it is also said this means: He measured a person's creation, thus making him handsome or ugly, tall or short; it is also said this means: He measured felicity and wretchedness for His created beings, and so He made plain disbelief and faith, good and evil;
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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