Surah 18:54
"Certainly We have varied (the signs) for the people in this Qur’ān by means of every (kind of) parable, yet the people remain contentious for the most part."
This verse begins a passage (vv. 54–59) about how Allah deals with people. On the word qur ’ ān , see the comment at 2.185.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam
The Quran sometimes makes general statements about people – in this verse that they are quarrelsome or “contentious” ( jadalan ). See the discussion of the Quran’s concept of human nature at 79.40.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam