Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Surah Al-Isra
Surah 17 · Al-Isra · verse 82 of 111

Quran 17:82 · Al-Isra

وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٞ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا

And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss

Translation: Sahih International
Maulana’s commentary · Tazkirul Quran

The Quran is a declaration of pure truth. The communication of the pure truth amounts to adversely affecting the interests of all those who follow such ‘truth’ as has been vitiated by human interpolation. But when the pure truth is laid before those whose thinking is realistic, it is accepted by them as their absolute standard or criterion, as opposed to following their own instincts. They mould themselves to the truth instead of moulding the truth to themselves. Owing to their sincerity and realistic thinking, the Quran becomes a blessing for them. Unlike them are the arrogant ones who think that they are great, because of their particular mindset. When the truth comes to them in its pure form, their minds function in the wrong direction. They fail to understand that, if they adopted the truth, they would become right-minded persons. On the contrary, they believe that if they accepted the truth presented by someone else, they would become diminished in stature. So, in order to satisfy their egos, they are ready to belittle the truth by refusing to accept it, and attempting to show that it is not worth accepting.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Tazkirul Quran

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