سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 58
وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when you proclaim the call for As-Salât [call for the prayer (Adhân)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
نَادَيْتُمْ
nādaytum
you make a call
إِلَى
ilā
for
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ
l-ṣalati
the prayer
ٱتَّخَذُوهَا
ittakhadhūhā
they take it
هُزُوًۭا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
وَلَعِبًۭا ۚ
walaʿiban
and fun
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
lā
(who do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
understand
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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58. When you call to prayer, they make it a mockery [100] and a game. That is because they are a people who do not understand.
[100]
Those Who Mocked the Adhan and Abu Mahdhurah:
The Adhan is one of the symbols of the Muslims, in which it is proclaimed that there is no deity except Allah and Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah. And in reality, this very proclamation was a sore point for all disbelievers, whether they were polytheists, Jews, or Christians. The polytheists did not accept that Allah is the only deity, nor were they willing to accept you ﷺ as the Messenger of Allah. Similarly, the Jews and Christians were not ready to consider you ﷺ a true Prophet, and these very words were, in fact, the cause of dispute and reason for war between them and the Muslims. Then, when these words were proclaimed loudly five times a day, they would become enraged and would mock Allah, His Messenger, and all the Muslims, and would make sarcastic remarks. In some narrations, it is mentioned that there was a Christian in Madinah. When he would hear the words "Ashhadu anna Muhammadur Rasulullah," he would say: «قد حرق الكاذب» (i.e., "The liar has been burnt and destroyed"). These words of curse were, in fact, an expression of the burning in his heart. Now, it so happened that one night a girl brought fire into his house. He and his family were sleeping. Unintentionally, a spark of fire fell from her hand, which caused the whole house and its inhabitants to burn. In this way, Allah made his curse come true against himself. His statement became true, and the one who was false was indeed burnt. Also, another incident is narrated in authentic traditions, and that is, after the conquest of Makkah, when you ﷺ were returning from Hunayn, on the way, Sayyiduna Bilal ؓ gave the Adhan. Some young men mocked the words of the Adhan and began to imitate it. Among these youths was Abu Mahdhurah. You ﷺ called them to you and invited them to Islam. Allah placed Islam in the heart of Abu Mahdhurah. He had a beautiful voice, so you ﷺ appointed him as the Mu'adhdhin of Makkah. In this way, by the power of Allah, the imitation became the original.
[مسلم، ترمذی، نسائی، احمد، ابو داؤد بحوالہ سبل السلام۔ کتاب الصلٰوۃ۔ باب الاذان عن ابی محذورۃ]
[100]
Those Who Mocked the Adhan and Abu Mahdhurah:
The Adhan is one of the symbols of the Muslims, in which it is proclaimed that there is no deity except Allah and Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah. And in reality, this very proclamation was a sore point for all disbelievers, whether they were polytheists, Jews, or Christians. The polytheists did not accept that Allah is the only deity, nor were they willing to accept you ﷺ as the Messenger of Allah. Similarly, the Jews and Christians were not ready to consider you ﷺ a true Prophet, and these very words were, in fact, the cause of dispute and reason for war between them and the Muslims. Then, when these words were proclaimed loudly five times a day, they would become enraged and would mock Allah, His Messenger, and all the Muslims, and would make sarcastic remarks. In some narrations, it is mentioned that there was a Christian in Madinah. When he would hear the words "Ashhadu anna Muhammadur Rasulullah," he would say: «قد حرق الكاذب» (i.e., "The liar has been burnt and destroyed"). These words of curse were, in fact, an expression of the burning in his heart. Now, it so happened that one night a girl brought fire into his house. He and his family were sleeping. Unintentionally, a spark of fire fell from her hand, which caused the whole house and its inhabitants to burn. In this way, Allah made his curse come true against himself. His statement became true, and the one who was false was indeed burnt. Also, another incident is narrated in authentic traditions, and that is, after the conquest of Makkah, when you ﷺ were returning from Hunayn, on the way, Sayyiduna Bilal ؓ gave the Adhan. Some young men mocked the words of the Adhan and began to imitate it. Among these youths was Abu Mahdhurah. You ﷺ called them to you and invited them to Islam. Allah placed Islam in the heart of Abu Mahdhurah. He had a beautiful voice, so you ﷺ appointed him as the Mu'adhdhin of Makkah. In this way, by the power of Allah, the imitation became the original.
[مسلم، ترمذی، نسائی، احمد، ابو داؤد بحوالہ سبل السلام۔ کتاب الصلٰوۃ۔ باب الاذان عن ابی محذورۃ]
