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. (Al-Ma'idah [5] : 58)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
When you call for Salāh, they take it in jest and fun. That is because they are a people who do not understand
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When you call to prayer, they mock it in amusement. This is because they are a people without understanding.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
When you give the call to prayer, they ridicule it and make fun of it; that is because they are a people who have no understanding.
4 A. J. Arberry
and when you call to prayer, take it in mockery and as a sport; that is because they are a people who have no understanding.
5 Abdul Haleem
When you make the call to prayer, they ridicule it and make fun of it: this is because they are people who do not reason.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And when ye call for the prayer they make a mockery and fun thereof. This because they are a people who understand not.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
When ye proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is because they are a people without understanding.
8 Abul Ala Maududi
And when you call for Prayer, they take it for a mockery and sport. That is because they are a people who do not understand.
9 Ahmed Ali
(Nor make friends with) those who, when you call (the faithful) to prayer, make mock of it and jest, because they do not understand.
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
And when you call to prayer, they mock and make fun of it; this is because they are people without any sense.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
When you call to prayer, they take it in derision and play. That is because they are a people who do not exercise their reason.
12 Ali Ünal
When you recite the call to the Prayer, they take it for a mockery and sport – that is because they are a people who do not use their reason to understand.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
And when you call (the people) to Prayer, they take it lightly and consider it worthless. They do so because they are a people who do not understand.
14 English Literal
And if you called to (for) the prayers, they took it mockingly and playing/amusement, that (is) with that they are a nation (that) do not reason/understand/comprehend
15 Faridul Haque
And when you call to prayer, they mock and make fun of it; this is because they are people without any sense.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Nor those who, when you call to prayer, take it for a jest and a sport; that is because they are a people without understanding
17 Hilali & Khan
And when you proclaim the call for As-Salat [call for the prayer (Adhan)], they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
O you who believe, take not for friends those who take your religion as a mockery and a sport, from among those who were given the Book before you and the disbelievers; and keep your duty to Allah if you are believers.
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
And when you call to prayer they make it a mockery and a joke; this is because they are a people who do not understand.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And when ye call to prayer they take it for a jest and sport. That is because they are a folk who understand not.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
Because they are devoid of understanding, they ridicule your call for prayers saying that it is a useless act.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
When you call to prayer, they treat it as a jest and a pastime. That is because they are a people who have no understanding.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
And when you proclaim the call for the Salah, they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
When you call them to prayer, they treat it as a jest and a diversion. This is because they are devoid of understanding.
25 Talal Itani
When you call to the prayer, they take it as a joke and a trifle. That is because they are people who do not reason.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
And, those who, when you make the call to prayer, take it, that is, the prayer, in mockery and as a game, mocking it and laughing at it among themselves; that, [mocking] attitude, is because they are a people who do not understand.
When the call for prayer is made, Shaytan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan. When the call is finished he comes back, and when the Iqamah is pronounced, Shaytan again takes to his heels. When the Iqamah is finished he comes back again and tries to interfere with the person and his thoughts and to say, `Remember this and that,' which he has not thought of before the prayer, until the praying person forgets how much he has prayed. If anyone of you does not remember, then he should perform two prostrations before pronouncing the Salam.
And when you proclaim the call for the Salah, they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that is because they are a people who understand not."
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded this statement
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And when you call to prayer, they mockingly mimic and deride the act of worship and amuse themselves with what they hear and see. This is because they are a people who lack the faculty of comprehending intellectually
القرآن الكريم - المائدة٥ :٥٨ Al-Ma'idah 5:58 Al-Maidah