Transliteration:( Bal tu'siroonal hayaatad dunyaa )
19. It should be remembered that the life of the world is of four types: sinful, devilish, sensual, and one of faith. The sinful life is one that is spent in the disobedience of Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet e.g. the life of the Pharaoh and Abu Jahl. The sensual and devilish life is that which is spent in nurturing the baser self (Nafs e Ammarah) and negligence from Allah Almighty e.g. the life of common negligent people who are indifferent to the laws of Shariah. The life of faith is that which is! spent in the preparation of the Hereafter e.g. the life of the Noble Companions. Here, the first two types are denoted. The worldly life is like a zero. If it remains by itself it is empty. If it is joined to a number it increases not just by ten zero but up to seven hundred times. May Allah Almighty bestow this life upon us. Ameen.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Ala verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Al-Ala ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 19.
(87:16) No; but you prefer the present life,[16]
16. That is, O man, all your thoughts and endeavors are only for the world, its ease and comforts, its benefits and enjoyments. You regard whatever you gain here as the real gain and whatever you lose here as your real loss.
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