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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 8of 286

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
مَنman(are some) who
يَقُولُyaqūlusay
ءَامَنَّاāmannāWe believed
بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
وَبِٱلْيَوْمِwabil-yawmiand in the Day
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِl-ākhiri[the] Last
وَمَاwamābut not
هُمhumthey
بِمُؤْمِنِينَbimu'minīna(are) believers (at all)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Meaning of NifaqNifaq means to show conformity - or agreement - and to conceal evil. Nifaq has several types: Nifaq in the creed that causes its people to reside in Hell for eternity, and Nifaq in deed, which is one of the major sins, as we will explain soon, Allah willing. Ibn Jurayj said of the hypocrite that, "His actual deeds are different from what he publicizes, what he conceals is different from what he utters, his entrance and presence are not the same as his exit and absence.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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