Meccan·Surah 89

الفجر

Surah Al-Fajr — Ayah 20

The Dawn

30 Ayahs·Verse 89:20
89:20

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا

And you love wealth with immense love.

Context in Surah Al-Fajr

Nearby ayahs help place verse 89:20 in sequence and meaning.

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا

No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا

And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,