سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 51
ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ فَٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا۟ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Who took their religion as an amusement and play, and the life of the world deceived them." So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day, and as they used to reject Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
took
دِينَهُمْ
dīnahum
their religion
لَهْوًۭا
lahwan
(as) an amusement
وَلَعِبًۭا
walaʿiban
and play
وَغَرَّتْهُمُ
wagharrathumu
and deluded them
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
فَٱلْيَوْمَ
fal-yawma
So today
نَنسَىٰهُمْ
nansāhum
We forget them
كَمَا
kamā
as
نَسُوا۟
nasū
they forgot
لِقَآءَ
liqāa
(the) meeting
يَوْمِهِمْ
yawmihim
(of) their day
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
وَمَا
wamā
and [what]
كَانُوا۟
kānū
(as) they used to
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
with Our Verses
يَجْحَدُونَ
yajḥadūna
they reject
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 51) ➊ At the beginning of {فَالْيَوْمَ نَنْسٰىهُمْ …… :}, the signs of the disbelievers are described—those who made their religion a pastime and a game, and whom the abundance and prosperity of worldly life deceived regarding the Hereafter, and they forgot the Hereafter. As a result of this forgetfulness, they were neglected. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will meet a servant and say: 'O so-and-so! Did I not honor you? Did I not make you a leader? Did I not get you married? Did I not subdue horses and camels for you, and give you free rein to become a leader among people and take a quarter of their income as tax?' He will say: 'Why not, O my Lord!' Allah Almighty will say: 'Did you believe that you would meet Me?' He will say: 'No!' Allah Almighty will say: 'Then I am forgetting you as you forgot Me.'" [ مسلم، الزہد والرقائق، باب الدنیا سجن المؤمن وجنۃ الکافر : ۲۹۲۸، عن أبی ھریرۃ رضی اللہ عنہ ] Here, "forgetting" means to abandon, because Allah Almighty does not forget at all. He said: «لَا يَضِلُّ رَبِّيْ وَ لَا يَنْسَى» [ طٰہٰ : ۵۲ ] "My Lord neither errs nor forgets." That is, Allah Almighty will throw them into Hell and will not care for them at all. Here, forgetting is mentioned as a recompense for forgetting, meaning no matter how much they call out, they will not be shown mercy.
➋ { كَمَا نَسُوْا لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هٰذَا:} It is understood that those who make religion a pastime and a game, and those who deny the signs of Allah, are the very ones who forget the Hereafter and the meeting with Allah Almighty, and consider worldly life to be everything.
➋ { كَمَا نَسُوْا لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هٰذَا:} It is understood that those who make religion a pastime and a game, and those who deny the signs of Allah, are the very ones who forget the Hereafter and the meeting with Allah Almighty, and consider worldly life to be everything.
