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Surah Al-Anfal, verse 21: meaning and tafsir

  • Verse 21 of 75
  • Juz 9
  • Medinan
  • 8:21

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ۝٢١

And do not be like those[10] who say, “We hear,” while they do not actually listen.

Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com

[10] i.e., the hypocrites and/or the disbelievers.

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21. And do not be O you believers, like the hypocrites and idolators who when the verses of Allah are recited to them, say that they have heard the Qur’ān that has been recited to them, when they have not listened in a reflective way, learning from it so that they would benefit from what they heard.

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