Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.
Tafseer
{ ألم يَأنِ } يَحِن { للذين آمنوا } نزلت في شأن الصحابة لما أكثروا المزاح { أن تخشع قلوبهم لذكر الله وما نزَّل } بالتشديد والتخفيف { من الحق } القرآن { ولا يكونوا } معطوف على تخشع { كالذين أوتوا الكتاب من قبل } هم اليهود والنصارى { فطال عليهم الأمد } الزمن بينهم وبين أنبيائهم { فقست قلوبهم } لم تلن لذكر الله { وكثير منهم فاسقون } .
{Has the time not come for those who believe?} It was revealed concerning the Companions when they joked excessively. {that their hearts should be humbled at the remembrance of God and what He has revealed} with emphasis and without emphasis {of the truth} the Qur’an. {and not be} connected to humbled {like those who were given the Scripture before} they are the Jews and Christians. {and a long time passed over them} the time between them and their prophets. {so their hearts hardened} they did not soften at the remembrance of God. {and many of them are defiantly disobedient.}
