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Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 1–5The freedom enjoyed by man will last only for the duration of the period of testing.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 6–8The Quran.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verse 9The Quran.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 10–15God’s prophets were scoffed at in every age.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 16–18This does not refer simply to the wonderful appearance of the sky at night.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 19–20When initially deep seas and oceans were created on the earth, high hills emerged at various places on the earth in order to balance them.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 21–22The principle of keeping within limits is inherent in all the things of the universe.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 23–25The settling of human beings in the world and then their being taken away from here are events which occur at the behest of God.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 26–27The existence of man is a combination of two things—one is body and the other is soul.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 28–33Satan’s ostensible reason for not prostrating himself was that a human being was lower in status than he.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 34–38The turn of events after the creation of the first human made Satan the permanent enemy of humanity.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 39–40An opportunity was presented to Satan to take a test and he failed in it.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 41–44According to Mujahid, Hassan and Qatada, the meaning of ‘straight path’ is reported to be the ‘way of Truth’, which leads towards God and ends there. (Tafsir ibn Kathir).Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 45–50The life of Paradise will be a life without fear.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 51–56Angels visited Abraham in the shape of human beings.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 57–60Abraham was living in Palestine along the coast of the Dead Sea.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 61–66It was one command with which the angels had gone to Abraham.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 67–71The angels who went to the town of Lot’s community took the shape of extremely handsome youths.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 72–77Why did the community of Lot go beyond all limits of arrogance?Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 78–84The people of the Wood, or al-Aykah, refers to the community of Shu‘ayb.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 85–86The study of heaven and earth reveals that the entire system is marked throughout by wisdom.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 87–93The ‘seven oft-repeated verses’ refers to the first chapter of the Quran.Chapter 15, The Rocky Tract (Al-Hijr) · verses 94–99In the present world, every man has been given the liberty to say or do as he likes.