Do they seek the judgment of [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-jahiliyyah]? There are two aspects to this. One is that Qurayzah and an-Nadir requested him to judge according to what the people of [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-jahiliyyah] used to judge regarding the superiority among the slain. It has been narrated that the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said to them, "The slain are equal." Then the children of an-Nadir said, "We do not accept that." [I did not find it like this, and in Ibn Abi Shaybah from the narration of ash-Shabi, it is said: There was a conflict between two tribes of the Arabs - and he mentioned a story in which they raised the matter to the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, who said, "The slain are equal," meaning they are the same.] The second aspect is that it is an expression to the Jews that they are people of the Book and knowledge, while they seek the judgment of the [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: millah al-jahiliyyah], which is based on desire and ignorance, not derived from a Book nor returning to revelation from Allah, the Exalted. Al-Hasan said: This is general for anyone who seeks a judgment other than that of Allah. There are two types of judgment: a judgment based on knowledge, which is the judgment of Allah, and a judgment based on ignorance, which is the judgment of Satan. Tawus was asked about a man who favors some of his children over others, so he recited this verse. It was recited: "You seek," with a 'taa' and a 'yaa'; and as-Sulami recited: "Do they seek the judgment of [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-jahiliyyah]?" with the judgment raised as the subject, and making "they seek" the predicate, and omitting the reference to it as in the omission in the connection in: (Is this what Allah has sent a Messenger for?) and from the description in: There are two types of people: one whom you have insulted, and one whom you have honored. And regarding the state in "I passed by Hind hitting Zayd." Qatadah recited (Do they seek the judgment of [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-jahiliyyah]?) as if this judgment they seek is only judged by the likes of the rulers of Najran, or similar to them from the rulers of [UNTRANSLATED-LATIN: al-jahiliyyah]. They intended, in their foolishness, for Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, to be a judge like those rulers. The 'lam' in the phrase for a people who are certain is for clarification, like the 'lam' in: (Here is for you), meaning this address and this question is for a people who are certain, for they are the ones who are certain that there is no one more just than Allah nor better in judgment than Him.