Al-Kahf 18:54
The Cave · ayah 54 of 110
Walaqad sarrafna fee hathaalqur-ani linnasi min kulli mathalin wakanaal-insanu akthara shay-in jadala
Saheeh International translation
Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"In this Quran We have presented every kind of description for people but man is more contentious than any other creature."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all manner of similitudes, but man is more than anything contentious."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"We have explained in detail in this Qur'an, for the benefit of mankind, every kind of similitude: but man is, in most things, contentious."
Tafsīr · classical commentary
Ibn Kathir
Abridged English, public domain
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Ibn Kathir
Abridged English, public domain
Examples put forth in the Qur'an
Allah says, `In this Qur'an, We have explained to mankind and given clear details of matters so that they will not stray from the truth or be misled from the path of guidance. Despite this explanation, man is very quarrelsome and opposes truth with falsehood,' except for those whom Allah guides to the path of salvation. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Ali bin Abi Talib said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit him and Fatimah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger ﷺ at night, and said,
«أَلَا تُصَلِّيَانِ؟»
(Are you not going to pray) I said, "O Messenger of Allah, our souls are in the Hand of Allah. If He wills to wake us, He will wake us." When I said that, he went away without returning. Then I heard him as he was walking away, slapping his thigh and saying,
وَكَانَ الإِنْسَـنُ أَكْثَرَ شَىءٍ جَدَلاً
(But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.)" It was also recorded in the Two Sahihs.
Tafsir Saʿdi
English translation, public domain
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Tafsir Saʿdi
English translation, public domain