What Surah is this Ayah from?

This Ayah is from Surah Al-Anbiya (21:1).

What is the meaning of this Ayah?

Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets — الأنبياء) (Ayah 1)

Q: What is the tafsir (commentary) of this Ayah?

مكية( اقترب للناس ) قيل اللام بمعنى من ، أي اقترب من الناس حسابهم ، أي : وقت محاسبة الله إياهم على أعمالهم ، يعني يوم القيامة ، نزلت في منكري البعث ، ( وهم في غفلة معرضون ) عن التأهب له .People’s being taken to account for their actions on the Day of Judgment has come close, but they are turning away from the afterlife in their unmindfulness, due to their being preoccupied with the world.

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21 Al-Anbiya(الأنبياء), Ayah 1

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُعْرِضُونَ

Iqtaraba lilnnasi hisabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoona ⁽¹⁾

Tafsir

مكية

( اقترب للناس ) قيل اللام بمعنى من ، أي اقترب من الناس حسابهم ، أي : وقت محاسبة الله إياهم على أعمالهم ، يعني يوم القيامة ، نزلت في منكري البعث ، ( وهم في غفلة معرضون ) عن التأهب له .

People’s being taken to account for their actions on the Day of Judgment has come close, but they are turning away from the afterlife in their unmindfulness, due to their being preoccupied with the world.

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