سُوْرَةُ الطَّارِقِ

Surah At-Taariq (86) — Ayah 14

The Morning Star · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 591

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ﴿14﴾
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وَمَا wamā And not
هُوَ huwa it
بِٱلْهَزْلِ bil-hazli (is) for amusement

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14. Surely, this is no joke [11].

[11] That is, the repeated descent of rain and the continuous process of vegetation growing from the earth is a coordinated system. It is not a matter of jest, but a solid reality and something you observe. Similarly, the facts that the Quran presents and the decisive judgments it declares are also based on solid realities. These are not matters of jest, but they are bound to come to pass.