Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 74:18–25
Wrapped in his Cloak (Al-Muddaththir)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(18) For he thought and he plotted— (19) and woe to him; how he plotted! (20) Let him be destroyed. How he calculated! (21) Then he looked round; (22) then he frowned and scowled, (23) and he turned his back and behaved arrogantly (24) and said, ‘This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients. (25) This is nothing but the word of a mortal!’
Commentary
(a) The greatest impediment to acceptance of the Truth is a man’s egoism or pride. Those who attain a high status in society do not accept the Truth for the simple reason that, by such acceptance, their greatness will be diminished. In order to cover up their rejection, they try to find defects in the discourse of the preacher of Truth. They try to degrade him by making allegations against him.