The Holy Quran 30:7 — Surah Ar-Rum

Arabic text

يَعْلَمُونَ ظَـٰهِرًا مِّنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ

Translation

They (the Kuffaar) have superficial (shallow) knowledge of (matters related to) the life of this world whereas they are negligent (do not want to understand the benefits) of (matters related to) the Aakhirah (as a result, they will be unsuccessful in the Aakhirah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

A superficial knowledge of worldly life: that is, these people know the outward surface of worldly life. The comforts and adornments of this place, eating, drinking, dressing and covering oneself, sowing and ploughing, earning money, enjoying pleasures — this alone is the farthest field of their knowledge and inquiry.

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