۞ فَخَلَفَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡ
خَلۡفٌ
أَضَاعُواْ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَٱتَّبَعُواْ
ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِۖ
فَسَوۡفَ
يَلۡقَوۡنَ
غَيًّا
٥٩
But they were succeeded by generations who neglected prayer and followed their lusts and so will soon face the evil consequences.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
But there came after them successors [i.e., later generations] who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil1 -
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
They were succeeded by Wicked People and Good People
After Allah mentioned the party of blessed ones -- the Prophets and those who followed them by maintainig the limits set by Allah and His commandments, fulfilling what Allah ordered and avoiding His prohibitions -- then He mentions,
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…They were succeeded by Wicked People and Good People
After Allah mentioned the party of blessed ones -- the Prophets and those who followed them by mai
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