Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:58 — translation and meaning
المائدة · Verse 58 / 120 · Page 118
ۚ وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ
Word by Word
ۚ
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
نَادَيْتُمْ
nadaytum
you make a call
إِلَى
ila
for
الصَّلَاةِ
al-salati
the prayer
اتَّخَذُوهَا
ittakhadhuha
they take it
هُزُوًا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
وَلَعِبًا
wala'iban
and fun
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَوْمٌ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
la
(who do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
ya'qiluna
understand
Transliteration
Wa izaa naadaitum ilas Salaatit takhazoohaa huzu wan'w wa la'ibaa; zaalika biannnahum qawmul laa ya'qiloon
Translation
And when you call to prayer, they take it in ridicule and amusement. That is because they are a people who do not use reason.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
They also poke fun and play when you call towards prayer, which is the greatest act of worship. That is because they are a nation who do not understand the meaning of worship of Allah and they do not understand the sacred laws that Allah has made.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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