Tafsir of Surah Al-Kahf 18:45

﴿وَاضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ الرِّيَاحُ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا﴾

Translation of the meaning

And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allāh is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

What he quoted from others

قيل حكاه «المراد: قلة بقاء زهرة الدنيا كقلة بقاء هذا الخضر، فأما أن يراد تشبيه الأفراد بالأفراد غير منوط بعضهم ببعض، ومصيره شيئا واحدا فلا.»«اجتماع الجيوش الإسلامية» 2/71
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