What is the wisdom behind presenting Allah's saying: (And eat freely from it wherever you wish) in Surat Al-Baqarah, and delaying it in another verse with the wording: (Eat freely wherever you wish)?
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Al-Alusi mentioned that the deferment of "raghadan" (plentifully) in the story of the Children of Israel was for the sake of the verse's concluding rhythm (fasila) in His saying, the Most High: "And enter the gate prostrating." It is known that the subtleties (nukat) mentioned by scholars regarding the Qur'an are probable matters, not definitive ones.
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