Surah Muminun ayat 33 Tafsir Quran 23:33

﴿وَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِلِقَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَاهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ﴾
[ المؤمنون: 33]

23:33 And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.

The council of his people who disbelieved and denied the encounter of the Hereafter they denied that they will end up thereat and whom We had given affluence whom We had provided with comforts in the life of this world said ‘This is only a human being like you he eats what you eat and drinks what you drink.

The leaders among his people who denied Allah and rejected the idea of having audience of Him in Day of Judgement said: But he is only a human like yourselves. He eats the same food you eat and drinks of what you drink. thereby denying what We bestowed on them of what ministered to their enjoyment and content in life

(23:33) Those of the chiefs of his people, who had rejected the Message and denied the life in the Hereafter and whom We had given prosperity in this worldly life, *35 said, "This person is no more than a human being like yourselves, for he eats of what you eat and drinks of what you drink.

And the eminent among his people who meaning

*35) It should be noted that all those people who opposed the Messengers had three common characteristics: ( 1 ) They were the chiefs of their people.
( 2 ) They denied life in the " Hereafter ".
( 3 ) They were prosperous in the worldly life.
Obviously, they loved the life of this world and could never conceive that their way of life, which had made them chiefs and brought prosperity, could ever be wrong.
Therefore they opposed their Messengers, who took away their peace of mind, by preaching that there was a life-after-death and they shall have to render an account to Allah of what they did in this world.
And this was exactly what was happening at Makkah.

 

( And the chieftains of his folk ) of the folk of the messenger, ( who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter ) and disbelieved in resurrection after death, ( and whom We had made soft ) whom We blessed with wealth and offspring ( in the life of the world, said: This ) i.e. this Messenger ( is only a mortal ) a human being ( like you, who eateth of that whereof you eat ) who eats as you eat ( and drinketh of that ye drink ) and drinks as you do.

And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and to whom We had given the luxuries and comforts of this life, said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks of what you drink.

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