Surah 2:248
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وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلۡكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَبَقِيَّةٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَٰرُونَ تَحۡمِلُهُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
And their prophet said to them, ‘Surely the sign of his kingship is that the ark will come to you. In it is a Sakīna from your Lord, and a remnant of what the house of Moses and the house of Aaron left behind. The angels (will) carry it. Surely in that is a sign indeed for you, if you are believers.’
248 . And their Prophet said to them: "Verily! Tire sign of His kingdom is that there shall come to you At-Tabfit, wherein is Sakinah (peace and reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a sign for you if you are indeed believers.}
Their Prophet then proclaimed, “The sign of the blessings of Talut’s kingship over you is that Allah will give you back the Tabut (wooden box) that has been taken from you.” Allah said:
meaning, peace (or grace) and reassurance. ‘Abdur-Razzaq stated that Qatadah said:
means grace. In addition, Ar-Rabl‘ said that Sakinah means mercy. This is also the meaning given by Ibn ‘Abbas, as Al-‘Awfi narrated.
Allah then said:
Ibn Jarir related that Ibn ‘Abbas said about this Ayah:
Meaning, Moses’ staff and the remnants of the Tablets. This is the same Tafsir of Qatadah, As-Suddi, Ar-RabT bin Anas and Tkrimah, who added, “And also the Torah.” ‘Abdur-Razzaq said that he asked Ath-Thawri about the meaning of,
Ath-Thawri said, “Some said that it contained a pot of manna and the remnants of the Tablets, while some others said that it contained (Moses’) staff and two shoes (and refer to 20:12).”
Allah then said:
Ibn Jurayj stated that Ibn ‘Abbas said, “The angels came down while carrying the Tabut between the sky and the earth, until they placed it before Talut while the people were watching.” As-Suddi said, “The Tabut was brought to TalQt’s house, so the people believed in the prophethood of Sham Tin (Simeon) and obeyed Talut”
The Prophet then said:
testifying to my truth in what I was sent with, my prophethood, and my command to you to obey Talut,
{if you are indeed believers .} in Allah and the Hereafter.”
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 1, Page 689-691)