Verse 37
The Resurrection • makkah
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Important Words:
سدی (uncontrolled) is derived from سدا. سدو (sadwun) which is inf. noun signifies going at random, heedlessly or in a headlong manner, without aim or object, not following a guide to the right course. ذھب کلامه سدی means, his discourse proved useless (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The verse reproachfully reminds the conceited and disdainful disbeliever of the grand object of his life and of his accountability before his Lord and Master in the Hereafter. Does man think that he has been created without an aim or object and that death is the end of all things, and that he will not be called upon to explain his conduct before his Lord in the next life? The whole idea is inconsistent with God’s Wisdom. It is inconceivable that God should have created man from an insignificant thing—from a sperm drop—and should have endowed him with such great natural powers and faculties as to make him the centre and pivot of all creation and then should have left him without control, to eat, drink and be merry. It is further clear from this verse that the Lord Who created him from such an insignificant beginning will give him a new life when he is dead and is reduced to crumbled bones and dust, to make spiritual progress which knows no end. This is the substance of the next four verses.
The whole idea is inconsistent with God’s wisdom that He should have created man from an insignificant thing—from a sperm-drop——and should have endowed him with such great natural powers and faculties as to make him the centre and pivot of all His creation and then should have left him alone to eat, drink and be merry.