Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “None argues about the verses of Allah except those who disbelieve, so do not be deceived by their movement in the lands.”

Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said, which is the beginning of today’s lesson: None argues except those who disbelieved. “Ma” is a negation particle, and “illa” is a particle of restriction. The sentence here is a restrictive declarative sentence; it is declarative because it is negative, and it is restrictive because it restricts the argument to those who disbelieved. As for those who believed, they do not argue about the verses of Allah. Arguing is contention and litigation, derived from “jadal,” which means twisting a rope. Do you know how a rope is twisted? Like this, until it becomes strong and firm, like this. This is the origin of contention, and it is derived from “jadal,” meaning twisting a rope, because each of the two disputants is as if he is twisting a rope against his opponent, making the argument more rigorous.