Surah Al-An'am Verse 63

885 In continuation of the four heads of argument referred to in n. 876, we have three more heads here in 6:63-65: (5) your calling upon Him in times of danger shows that in the depths of your hearts you feel His need; (6) Allah's Providence saves you, and yet you ungratefully run after false gods; (7) it is not only physical calamities that you have to fear; your mutual discords and vengeances are even more destructive, and only faith in Allah can save you from them (Cf. 6:71). 886 Zulumat: dark recesses, terrible lurking dangers, as in deserts or mountains, or forests, or seas. 887 There are two readings, but they both ultimately yield the same meaning. (1) Khufyatan, silently, secretly, from the depth of your inner heart, suggesting unspeakable terror. (2) Khifatan, out of terror or fear or reverence, as in 7:205.