Surah Al-Ma'aarij: Verse 6 - إنهم يرونه بعيدا... - English

Tafsir of Verse 6, Surah Al-Ma'aarij

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

English Translation

Indeed, they see it [as] distant,

English Transliteration

Innahum yarawnahu baAAeedan

Tafsir of Verse 6

behold, they see it as if far off;

They see the (Day) indeed as a far-off (event):

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَ‌وْنَهُ بَعِيدًا وَنَرَ‌اهُ قَرِ‌يبًا (They see it far off, and We see it near....70:6-7). In this context, the expressions 'far off and 'near' do not refer to time or space, but 'far off in terms of possibility and occurrence. The verse purports to describe that the pagans see the occurrence of Resurrection as impossible, and Allah sees its occurrence not only possible, but a certain reality.

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Ma'aarij: (إنهم يرونه بعيدا...) - English