'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' The years refer to the years of drought. And 'the year' is one of the common names like 'the beast' and 'the star' and similar to that. They derived from it and said: 'The people have experienced drought,' meaning they have been afflicted with drought. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: As for the years, they were for their nomads and the people of their livestock. And as for the decrease in fruits, it was in their cities. And from Ka'b: A time will come upon the people when the palm tree will bear only one date, so that they may remember and be alerted that this is due to their persistence in disbelief. [Mahmoud said: 'The meaning of