The Holy Quran 19:59 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

۞ فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا

Translation

They (these Ambiyaa were followed by such evil successors who destroyed salaah (by either rejecting the command or by neglecting its performance) and pursued their passions (did as they pleased). Soon they shall meet devastation (in the Aakhirah)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The punishment of those who neglect prayer: that was the state of the earlier ones, and this is the state of the later ones: sunk in worldly pleasures and the desires of the self, they became heedless of the worship of Almighty Allah and wasted prayer, which is the most important of all acts of worship. Some denied its obligation altogether.

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