Surah Al-Anfal 8:21 — translation and meaning
الأنفال · Verse 21 / 75 · Page 179
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
Word by Word
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَكُونُوا
takunu
be
كَالَّذِينَ
ka-alladhina
like those who
قَالُوا
qalu
say
سَمِعْنَا
sami'na
We heard
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
لَا
la
do not
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasma'una
hear
Transliteration
Wa laa takoonoo kallazeena qaaloo sami'naa wa hum laa yasma'oon
Translation
And do not be like those who say, "We have heard," while they do not hear.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And do not be O you believers, like the hypocrites and idolators who when the verses of Allah are recited to them, say that they have heard the Qur’ān that has been recited to them, when they have not listened in a reflective way, learning from it so that they would benefit from what they heard.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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