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{ فَٱصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ }

So, proclaim what you have been commanded…That is, ‘Recite the Qurʾān openly in the prayer, as We have revealed it to you.’He was asked: ‘What is revelation (waḥy)?’ He said:It is clandestine [speech] (mastūr). God has said, Exalted is He: They suggest alluring words to each other [6:112], that is, they confide in one another. It can also carry the meaning of inspiration(ilhām), just as when God, Exalted is He, says: And your Lord revealed to the bee [16:68], meaning: He gave it inspiration. His words:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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