A slave of Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Christian, says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say to me: O Wasq! Accept Islam. If you accept Islam, I will appoint you over some affairs of the Muslims, because only one who is upon their religion can be put in charge of their affairs. But I refused, so he said:“There is no compulsion in religion.”Then, when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, he set me free.

Abdul Malik bin Wahib, may Allah have mercy on him, the freed slave of our master Zaid bin Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that our master Zaid bin Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, freed his Magian slave whose name was Mabura. I saw him with my father cutting roasted meat.

Humaid Al-A'raj (may Allah have mercy on him) used to recite: "Qad tabayyana al-rushdu mina al-ghayy" in this way and used to say: My recitation is upon the recitation of Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him).

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding this verse:“Or like the one who passed by a town which had fallen into ruin. He said, ‘How will Allah bring this to life after its death?’ So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up”— we have been informed that he was caused to die at the time of forenoon, and he was brought back to life when the sun had begun to decline before setting. Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said:“How long did you remain?”He said,“I remained a day or part of a day.”He said,“Rather, you remained a hundred years. So look at your food and your drink; they have not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people”— meaning, We will also bring your donkey back to life. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, protected your food and drink from the beasts. Then He said:“And look at the bones, how We raise them and then cover them with flesh.”We have also been informed that the first thing Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, created were his eyes, so he was watching with them how every bone was returning to its place. Then, when the reality became clear to him, he said:“So when it became clear to him, he said, ‘I know that Allah is over all things competent.’”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite this verse:“I know that Allah is over all things competent”and would say: He (i.e., the person) was not superior to Ibrahim (peace be upon him); Allah the Exalted said:“I know that Allah is over all things competent.”

Sayyiduna Kharijah bin Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite this verse as follows: «نُنْشِزُهَا» .

Abu Aliah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that some of the Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him) used to recite this verse as follows: «نُنْشِزُهَا» .

It is narrated from Umair bin Qumaym (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite this verse as follows: «نُنْشِرُهَا» .

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) used to recite in this manner.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite (kayfa nunshiruha).