with the ya pronounced with a dammah. He said: The two men had been among the tyrants, but they embraced Islam and followed Moses. “Whom Allah had blessed”—that is, with divine enabling and protection from sin—said: “Enter upon them through the gate,” meaning the town of the tyrants. “Once you have entered it, you will surely be victorious,” for Allah, exalted is He, will indeed fulfill His promise. We saw them: their bodies are immense, but their hearts are weak; so do not fear them. “Put your trust in Allah, if you are believers.” The Children of Israel then intended to stone the two men, and they disobeyed them.