Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ َ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﺎﺛﺮ

Chapter 102

Suratul At-Takathur

[The Piling Up]

Verse 5

Arabic:

ﻛَﻠَّﺎ ﻟَﻮْ ﺗَﻌْﻠَﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻋِﻠْﻢَ ﺍﻟْﻴَﻘِﻴﻦ

Transliteration:

Kalla law ta'lamuuna 'ilmal yaqeen.

Meaning:

5. Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge.

Tafsir [Continuation]

Ibn Abi Hatim reported: 'Umar bin Abdul-Aziz recited these verses and said, "The word 'Ziyarah' as used in the verse denotes visit and every visitor returns home." Abu Muhammad said, "The visitor, after goes to his abode, i.e., either to Hell or to Paradise."

Then Allah, in a warning tone, says twice: "Nay, You shall come to know!" A view is that the first verse (3) addresses the believers while the other (4) addresses the disbelievers. Then Allah says that if you were able to realise, you would not have indulged in mutual rivalry and would not have forgotten the Day of Judgement. On they Day you will be called to account for all the bounties given to you.

[To be Continued]