Speaking about the disbelievers in surah al-A’raf, Allah says: فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ His likeness is like a dog – if you chase him he pants or if you leave him alone he pants. That is the […]
The Parable of the Panting Dog: Tafsir al-Baghawi