The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 669
PT. 15 R. 8. AL-KAHF CH. 18 وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِي هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ لِلنَّاسِ مِنْ have 55. "And, surely, We have explained in various ways in mankind, all kinds of كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ اَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ this Quran, for the good of جَدَلًا similitudes, but of all things man is most contentious. 2095 from believing when وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ أَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا إِذْ جَاءَهُمُ And nothing hinders people. 56 the الْهُدَى وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ guidance comes to them, and from asking forgiveness of their تَأْتِيَهُمُ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ Lord, except that they wait that there should happen to them the precedent of the ancients or that punishment should come upon them face to face. 2096 "17:42, 90. 16:5; 36:78. 17:95. almost destroyed its political domination and prestige in the world and have shaken its civilization to its foundations. Now a third world-war is staring it in the face. 2095. Commentary: The expression (of been all things man is most contentious) may have two explanations: (1) Of all God's creation man has endowed with reason and great intellectual faculties SO that by making proper use of them he may develop and advance morally and spiritually and may know and realize his Creator. But he employs these faculties to reject truth and for other evil purposes and instead of making spiritual progress he descends to a yet lower state of morality. (2) Man is a victim of chronic misgivings and الْعَذَابُ قُبلات doubts which seldom find satisfaction. He is a confirmed sceptic and seeks to discover loopholes even in most convincing arguments. The word in the verse refers to mankind in general while refers to such men as have been mentioned in the foregoing verses. The verse means to say that the Quran has explained in different forms fully and completely all those matters which concern man's moral and spiritual development but the people to whom reference has been made in the preceding verses refuse to benefit by these teachings. 2096. Commentary: 1877 The Quran has explained all matters that concern man's belief and conduct so completely and comprehensively that no room is left to an honest