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Is the spot blessed by the tree because the tree has light, which made the spot blessed by this light, as stated by the Almighty: "Blessed is he who is in the fire and he who is around it"?

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The preponderant and well-known opinion among most exegetes is that (مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ - from the tree) is a badal (appositive/substitute) for (مِنْ شَاطِئِ - from the bank), because the tree was growing on the bank. The first and second "مِنْ" (from) indicate the starting point, meaning the call came to him from the bank of the valley, from the direction of the tree.

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