Verse 18
The Overwhelming • makkah
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Important Words:
الابل (camels) used as plural means, camels; a herd of camels; clouds (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The verse means that the believers, like camels, going straight in a line all behind the one that leads them, give unquestioning obedience to their Leader. Or like camels which can go on for days without water in the hot sandy desert of Arabia, the believers have infinite patience under trials and go on their spiritual journey without complaining.
ابل as meaning clouds, the verse would signify that God will spread the teachings of the Quran which is spiritual water over the whole of the earth.
Believers, like camels going straight in a line, all behind the one that leads them, give unquestioning obedience to their Leader. Or, like camels which can go on for days without water in a hot, sandy desert, they have infinite patience under trials and hardships and continue their spiritual journey without complaining. Ibil also meaning clouds (Lane), the verse may signify that God will spread the teachings of the Qur’an which is spiritual water over the entire earth.