ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّهُمُ
ٱتَّبَعُواْ
مَآ
أَسۡخَطَ
ٱللَّهَ
وَكَرِهُواْ
رِضۡوَٰنَهُۥ
فَأَحۡبَطَ
أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
٢٨
This is because they follow whatever displeases Allah and hate whatever pleases Him, so He has rendered their deeds void.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
That is because they followed what angered Allāh and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to reflect upon the Qur'an
Commanding the people to reflect and ponder upon the Qur'an, and prohibiting them from turning away from it, Allah says,
أَفَلاَ يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ
(Will they not then reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon the
…The Command to reflect upon the Qur'an
Commanding the people to reflect and ponder upon the Qur'an, and prohibiting them from turning away from it, Al
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