In this text, Taberî conveys various narrations that explain the background of the phrase 'Remember Allah as you remember your fathers' in the verse. During the jahiliyyah period, Arabs would gather after completing the pilgrimage and boast about the merits of their fathers such as generosity and courage; Allah commanded the believers to mention Him instead of this boasting practice, and even more intensely than they mentioned their fathers. Taberî also reports different views regarding the meaning of the word 'halak' as worldly affairs, religion, bloodshed, or hujjah (one's portion/evidence in the hereafter), and expresses his own preference after these views.

كان أهل الجاهلية إذا قضوا مناسكهم بمنى قعدوا حلقا، فذكروا صنيع آبائهم في الجاهلية، وفعالهم به، يخطب خطيبهم، ويحدث محدثهم، فأمر الله عز وجل المسلمين أن يذكروا الله كذكر أهل الجاهلية آباءهم أو أشد ذكرا

According to this exegete, 'mesalik' refers to the completion of the pilgrimage rituals, and in this context, the command in the verse requires remembering Allah more intensely/abundantly than the remembrance done when fathers are mentioned; because the merits of fathers are limited while Allah's perfect attributes are unlimited. It is also mentioned that the word 'menak' can mean both the rituals related to pilgrimage and the places of worship, and according to a narration from Ibn Abbas, this remembrance should be done with anger for Allah's sake being more intense than anger felt toward one's father.

معناه : بل أشد ذكرا ، وذلك لأن مفاخر آبائهم كانت قليلة ، أما صفات الكمال لله عز وجل فهي غير متناهية ، فيجب أن يكون اشتغالهم بذكر صفات الكمال في حق الله تعالى أشد من اشتغالهم بذكر مفاخر آبائهم

According to Kurtubî, the word 'mensek' in the verse refers to the rituals of pilgrimage and the act of sacrificing; during the jahiliyyah, Arabs would stand near the jamrah after the completion of pilgrimage and boast about the honor and generosity of their fathers, they would seek the blessings of their ancestors. The verse was revealed to command abandoning this custom and remembering Allah more abundantly. According to another view, the remembrance in the verse refers to seeking refuge in Allah the way children seek refuge in their parents, or it means clinging to Allah with excessive love and reverence.

كانت عادة العرب إذا قضت حجها تقف عند الجمرة فتفاخر بالآباء وتذكر أيام أسلافها من بسالة وكرم وغير ذلك حتى أن الواحد منهم ليقول : اللهم إن أبي كان عظيم القبة عظيم الجفنة كثير المال فأعطني مثل ما أعطيته فلا يذكر غير أبيه فنزلت الآية ليلزموا أنفسهم ذكر الله أكثر من التزامهم ذكر آبائهم أيام الجاهلية

According to Baydhawi, after the pilgrimage rituals are completed, remembering Allah should be done abundantly and intensely, like the intensity and persistence of the Arabs' habit of mentioning and boasting about their fathers. For the phrase 'or a more intense remembrance,' he presents several different grammatical analysis possibilities and word estimation; in meaning, it expresses a call to remember Allah more than speaking about fathers. He also notes that people are divided into two groups in remembrance: those who remember little and seek only the world, and those who remember much and seek the good of both worlds; the real purpose is to encourage increasing remembrance.

وكانت العرب إذا قضوا مناسكهم وقفوا بمنى بين المسجد والجبل فيذكرون مفاخر آبائهم ومحاسن أيامهم

According to Ibn Kathir, this phrase commands that in response to the jahiliyyah people gathering during the pilgrimage season and boasting about their fathers' generosity, paying blood money and such merits, believers should remember Allah abundantly after pilgrimage, the way a child remembers his parents. The views narrated from different tabi'un and exegetes unite around this meaning. At the end of the text, it is noted that the word 'dhikra' in the verse is in the accusative case as a specification, and the word 'or' is used here to strengthen the similarity in the predicate.

كان أهل الجاهلية يقفون في الموسم فيقول الرجل منهم كان أبي يطعم ويحمل الحمالات ويحمل الديات