الْأَخْبَارُ الْمَنْقُولَةُ عَنْ بَنِي إٍسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ الْيَهُود – وَهُوَ الْأَكْثَرُ- أَوْ مِنَ النَّصَارَى
The Israa-eeliyaat narrations are those reports transmitted from Banoo Israa-eel from the Jews – and these are the majority – or from the Christians.
(Taken from Tafseer ul Qur-aan il Kareem of Shaykh al Uthaymeen)
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