Source: Ibn Kathir
(56) Verily, those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, without any authority having come to them, there is nothing else in their breasts except pride [to accept you (Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger of Allah and to obey you]. They will never have it (i.e. Prophethood which Allah has bestowed upon you). So seek refuge in Allah (O Muhammad SAW from the arrogance). Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
(Verily, those who dispute about the Ayat of Allah, without any authority having come to them,) means, they try to refute the truth with falsehood, and to refute sound evidence with dubious arguments, having no proof or evidence from Allah.
(there is nothing else in their breasts except pride. They will never have it.) means, they are too proud to follow the truth and submit to the one who has brought it. But their attempts to suppress the truth and elevate falsehood will fail; the truth will prevail and their words and aspirations will be defeated.
(So seek refuge in Allah. ) means, from being like these people,
(Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.) or seek refuge with Him from being like these people who dispute about the Ayat of Allah without any authority having come to them.
| Life after Death |
(57) The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind, yet most of the mankind know not.
Allah tells us that He will bring back His creation on the Day of Resurrection. That is very easy for Him because He created the heavens and the earth, and creating them is greater than creating mankind, the first time and when He creates them again. The One Who is able to do that is able to do anything that is less than that.
(The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of the mankind know not.) hence they do not think about or ponder this proof. Similarly, many of the Arabs recognized that Allah had created the heavens and the earth, but they denied and rejected the idea of the resurrection; they acknowledged something which was greater than that which they denied.
(58) And not equal are the blind and those who see, nor are (equal) those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and those who do evil. Little do you remember!
(And not equal are the blind and those who see; nor are those who believe, and do righteous good deeds, and those who do evil. Little do you remember!) The blind man who cannot see anything is not the same as the sighted man who can see everything as far as his eyesight reaches -- there is a huge difference between them. By the same token, the righteous believers and the immoral disbelievers are not equal.
(Little do you remember!) means, most of the people remember little.
(59) Verily, the Hour (Day of Judgement) is surely coming, wherein is no doubt, yet most men believe not.
(Verily, the Hour (Day of Judgement) is surely coming,) means, it will indeed come to pass.
(there is no doubt about it, yet most men believe not.) means, they do not believe in it, and in fact, they doubt its existence altogether.
| The Command to call upon Allah By His grace and kindness, |
(60) And your Lord said: "Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)] (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!"
Allah encourages His servants to call upon Him, and He guarantees to respond.
Sufyan Ath-Thawri used to say: "O You Who love most those who ask of You, and O You Who hate most those who do not ask of You, and there is no one like that apart from You, O Lord.'' This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim.
Similarly; the poet said: "Allah hates not to be asked, and the son of Adam hates to be asked.''
Qatadah said that Ka`b Al-Ahbar said, "This Ummah has been given three things which were not given to any nation before, only to Prophets. When Allah sent a Prophet, He said to him, `You are a witness over your nation.' But you have been made witnesses over mankind; it was said to the Prophets individually, `Allah has not laid upon you any hardship in religion,' but He said to this entire Ummah:
(and ﴿Allah﴾ has not laid upon you in religion any hardship) (22:78)
and it was said to the Prophets individually; `Call upon Me, I will answer you,' but it was said to this Ummah,
(Call upon Me, I will answer you).'' This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Nu`man bin Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah said: l(Indeed the supplication is the worship. )'' Then he recited,
(And your Lord said: "Call upon Me, I will answer you. Verily, those who scorn My worship they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!''). This was also recorded by the Sunan compilers; At-Tirmdhi, An-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih.'' It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i, and Ibn Jarir with a different chain of narration. Allah's saying:
(Verily, those who scorn My worship) means, `those who are too proud to call on Me and single Me out,'
(they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!) means, in disgrace and insignificance.
Imam Ahmad recorded from `Amr bin Shu`ayb from his father, from his grandfather that the Prophet said: (The proud will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection like ants in the image of people, and everything will be stepping on them, humiliating them, until they enter a prison in Hell called Bulas. They will be fed flames of fire, and given for drink a paste of insanity dripping from the people the Fire.)''
| Signs of the Power and Oneness of Allah |
(61) Allah, it is He Who has made the night for you that you may rest therein and the day for you to see. Truly, Allah is full of Bounty to mankind, yet most of the mankind give no thanks.
Allah reminds us of His grace towards His creation in that He has given them the night in which they rest and relax from their activities so that they can go back to them for their livelihood during the day. He has given them the day with its light, so that they can undertake their journeys and engage in their business.
(Truly, Allah is full of bounty to mankind; yet, most of mankind give no thanks.) means, they do not express gratitude for the favors which Allah bestows upon them.
(62) That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, La ilaha Illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshiped but He), where then you are turning away (from Allah, by worshipping others instead of Him)!
(That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, La ilaha illa Huwa.) means, the One Who does all of these things is Allah, the One, the Unique, the Creator of all things, besides Whom there is no other god or lord.
(How then are you turning away) means, `how can you worship idols which cannot create anything but are themselves hand-made and carved'
(63) Thus were turned away those who used to deny the Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah.
(Thus were turned away those who used to deny the Ayat of Allah) means, just as these people ﴿Quraysh﴾ were led astray by their worship of gods other than Allah, those who came before them also disbelieved and worshiped others, with no proof or evidence, but on the basis of ignorance and desires. They denied the signs and proof of Allah.
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