The Holy Quran 5:58 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

When you call (people) towards salaah (when the Adhaan is called), they (the Kuffaar) mock and poke fun at it. That is because they are a nation who have no understanding.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Mockery of the adhan: that is, when you call the adhan (the call to prayer), they burn with resentment at it and ridicule it, which is proof of their utter foolishness and senselessness. What else is there in the words of the adhan besides the proclamation of the greatness and majesty of the Most Holy Allah, the announcement of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)

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