وَإِذَا نَادَيۡتُمۡ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوٗا وَلَعِبٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمٞ لَّا يَعۡقِلُونَ ٥٨
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.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَإِذَا And when wa-idhā نَادَيۡتُمۡ you make a call nādaytum إِلَى for ilā ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ the prayer l-ṣalati ٱتَّخَذُوهَا they take it ittakhadhūhā هُزُوٗا (in) ridicule huzuwan وَلَعِبٗاۚ and fun walaʿiban ذَٰلِكَ That dhālika بِأَنَّهُمۡ (is) because they bi-annahum قَوۡمٞ (are) a people qawmun لَّا (who do) not lā يَعۡقِلُونَ understand yaʿqilūna 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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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