这一章可以被看作是对人心中残存的无明（jahiliyyah）痕迹所进行的漫长、缓慢而精准、深刻的剖析的一部分。这种剖析在《古兰经》于麦加降示时最为明显，但凡无明统治之处，它都同样适用。不同的情形或许会有差异，但这些差异只是表面的，仅影响外在的形态。换言之，我们也可以说，这一章代表了《古兰经》在人心中所进行的漫长而艰巨的战斗中的一个回合。《古兰经》深入人心的深处，清除无明一切残留的痕迹。这场战斗比穆斯林后来为对抗众多敌人而进行的战争更为宏大，持续时间也更长。而且，这些痕迹比那些被集结起来反对伊斯兰讯息的强大力量更加顽固，抵抗也更为坚硬；无论是那些无明社会至今仍在不断兴起的反对力量，也都是如此。

This surah may be described as being part of the long, slow, yet accurate and profound treatment of the traces of jahiliyyah, or ignorance, within the human soul. This was most evident as the Qur’an was being revealed in Makkah but is true wherever jahiliyyah reigns. There may be differences in different situations, but these are superficial affecting only appearances. Alternatively, we may say that this surah represents a round in the long, hard battle the Qur’an fights within the human soul, going deep inside it to eradicate all lingering traces of jahiliyyah. This battle is greater and longer lasting than the wars the Muslims later had to fight against their many enemies. Moreover, these traces are more persistent and harder in their resistance than the great forces that were marshalled against the Islamic message, or those which continue to be raised against it by different jahiliyyah societies.