And when the context was for training in patience; and for the complete affirmation; and for thorough contemplation; and for testing the people of closeness; and it was presumed of the one who was given the eloquence of speech that there would not be confusion in his judgment; nor haste in his matter; and the estimation was: "Has this news reached you?"; he addressed it - clarifying the consequences of haste; informing that the one who has been given knowledge should always be looking to the one who granted him that; asking Him for understanding; seeking to justify himself; envisioning the station of servitude; which has been repeatedly emphasized in this surah by His saying: "Excellent is the servant" - His saying - in a context whose apparent meaning is questioning; and its hidden meaning is alerting to the strangeness and wonder in that; so that the desire to hear it may grow; and the truth of understanding may be grasped -: "And has the news of the dispute reached you?"; meaning: its truly great news; and he mentioned it in the singular even though the intention was the plural; indicating that they are united in expressing the dispute; it does not appear to any of them that he is neutral, for example; and so forth.

And when the dispute is a source that applies to one and above; whether male or female; and it is correct to call the group of disputants a dispute; because they are in the form of dispute; He said: "When"; meaning: the news of their dispute when they "climbed over"; meaning: they ascended the wall; and they descended from it, they and those with them; taking from "the wall"; which is the leap; "the sanctuary"; meaning: the most elevated place in the location of worship; where David - peace be upon him - was; and it is a metaphor indicating that they came to him on a day of worship; and from a place other than the door; so they contradicted the custom of the people in both matters; and it was as if the sanctuary they climbed over had a door within another door.