Surah Al-Kahf · سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ · Juz 15
Q 18:54
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلًا
Translations
And We have certainly diversified in this Qur'an for the people from every [kind of] example; but man has ever been, most of anything, [prone to] dispute.Et assurément, Nous avons déployé pour les gens, dans ce Coran, toutes sortes d'exemples. L'homme cependant, est de tous les êtres le plus grand disputeur.Tafsir
I have explained in different ways, in this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), many types of examples so that they will take a lesson and pay heed. But the thing that is most apparent in man - especially the disbeliever - is to wrongfully argue.
Read Ibn Kathir (Ibn Kathir (abridged, English))
And indeed We have given every kind of example in this Qur'an for mankind. But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything (54)
Examples put forth in the Qur'an
Allah says, 'In this Qur'an, We have explained to mankind and given clear details of matters so that they will not stray from the truth or be misled from the path of guidance. Despite this explanation, man is very quarrelsome and opposes truth with falsehood,' except for those whom Allah guides to the path of salvation. Imam Ahmad recorded that 'Ali bin Abi Talib said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit him and Fatimah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger at night, and said,
أَلَا تُصَلِّيَانِ؟
(Are you not going to pray?) I said, "O Messenger of Allah, our souls are in the Hand of Allah. If He wills to wake us, He will wake us." When I said that, he went away without returning. Then I heard him as he was walking away, slapping his thigh and saying,
وَكَانَ الْإِنسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا
(But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.)" It was also recorded in the Two Sahihs.
Arabic text: Tanzil (Uthmani). Translations: Sahih International (en), Muhammad Hamidullah (fr). tanzil.net