| They do not admit that they had perceived some signs in their own selves as well as outside themselves of Allah's existence and of His being only One when overwhelmed by the stone, and their invoking aIlah was in fact the result of their recognition of the same reality | And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will |
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| Indonesia - Bahasa Indonesia : Dan apabila mereka dilamun ombak yang besar seperti gunung mereka menyeru Allah dengan memurnikan ketaatan kepadaNya maka tatkala Allah menyelamatkan mereka sampai di daratan lalu sebagian mereka tetap menempuh jalan yang lurus Dan tidak ada yang mengingkari ayatayat Kami selain orangorang yang tidak setia lagi ingkar• The object probably is to point out the fact that during the storm at sea the mind of everybody is automatically set right, and everybody gives up atheism and polytheism and starts invoking One AIIah for help | The hand of Allah is over their hands |
| " If it is taken to mean moderateness, it would mean: Some of them become moderate and less rigid in their creed of atheism and polytheism, or they lose some of their fervour and enthusiasm that had been caused by the incident of calamity | " Most probably AIlah has used this0 meaningful sentence here in order to allude to aII the three states simultaneously |
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| Khattar means one who betrays or stabs in the back | " Therefore, as soon as they land on the shore, they start giving thanks to these false gods and presenting offerings at their shrines |
In the first case, the verse would mean: "A few of them only remain steadfast on Tauhid, which they had promised to follow when overwhelmed by the stone, and this makes them adhere to uprightness ever afterwards.