Surah 15:1

Surah 15

"Alif Lām Rā’. Those are the signs of the Book and a clear Qur’ān."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 15:1-3

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Verse 1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانٖ مُّبِينٖ

Alif Lām Rā’. Those are the signs of the Book and a clear Qur’ān.

Verse 2

رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ

Perhaps those who disbelieve (will) wish, if they had submitted [. . .].

Verse 3

ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ

Leave them (to) eat and enjoy (themselves), and (let their) hope divert them. Soon they will know!

about the Jahannamiyyun (the sinners among the believers who will stay in Hell for some time), when they (the disbelievers) see them being brought out of Hell."

Quoted Scripture

"How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims."

Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn 'Abbas and Anas bin Malik explained that this Ayah refers to the Day when Allah will detain the sinful Muslims in Hell along with the idolaters. He said: "The idolaters will say to them, "What you used to worship on earth has not helped you.' Then by virtue of His mercy, Allah will be angry for their sake, and He will remove them [from it]. That is when

{How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims.}"

{Leave them to eat and enjoy} this is a stern and definitive threat for them, like His saying,

{Say : " Enjoy your brief life! But certainly, your destination is the Fire!"} [14:30]

{(O disbelievers!) Eat and enjoy yourselves (in this worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are the guilty} [77:46]

Allah says:

Quoted Scripture

"let them be preoccupied with false hope."

i.e., distracted from repentance and turning to Allah, for

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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