Surah Fussilat
Chapter 41 · Verse 52 · Revealed in Makkah
“Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an is from Allah and you disbelieved in it, who would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"”
Translation: Saheeh International
Listen to recitation
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Qur'an and the Proofs of its Truth Allah says:
قُلْ
(Say) -- `O Muhammad, to these idolators who disbelieve in the Qur'an'--
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
فَذُو دُعَاءٍ عَرِيضٍ (he is full of broad prayers - 51.) The nature of an infidel is being stated here that when Allah Almighty bestows upon him the good things: wealth, honor and peace, the infidel gets so involved in them and so intoxicated with them that he becomes even more distant from the true Benefactor, Allah Almighty, and his pride and heedlessness increase even more. But when he faces some distress, then he starts long and lengthy supplications to Allah Almighty. Here the Qur'an has used the word ` broad' to describe their lengthy supplications, because what is wider will automatically be longer too. That is why, when describing the span of Paradise, Allah Almighty has used the word عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ (a paradise the width of which spans the heavens and the earth - 3: 133)
What does this verse bring up for you today?