Verse 5
The Night • makkah
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Important Words:
شتی (diverse). They say شت الاشیاء i.e. he disunited or dispersed the things. أمرشت means, a broken or disorganized state of affairs. قوم شتی means, a people separated or consisting of sundry bodies. جاؤوا اشتاتاً means, they came separate (Lane).
Commentary:
The verse draws attention to the widely divergent goals of believers and disbelievers, and also to the disparity in the endeavours they make to achieve their respective goals. Whereas the efforts of believers are devoted to the dissemination of truth, those of disbelievers are directed towards opposing it and putting obstacles and impediments in its way. The results of the two efforts must inevitably be different.
The verse draws attention to the widely divergent goals of believers and disbelievers, and also to the disparity in the endeavours they make to achieve their respective goals. Whereas the efforts of believers are devoted to the dissemination of Truth, those of disbelievers are directed towards opposing it and putting obstacles and impediments in its way. The results of the two efforts must inevitably be different.