Tafsir Ibn Kathir- Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 27 The Meaning of `Loss

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir- Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 27
The Meaning of `Loss
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Muqatil bin Hayyan commented on Allah's statement,

﴿أُولَـئِكَ هُمُ الْخَـسِرُونَ﴾
(It is they who are the losers) "In the Hereafter.'' Similarly, Allah said,

﴿أُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ﴾
(On them is the curse (i.e. they will be far away from Allah's mercy), and for them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e. Hell)) (13:25).

Also, Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Every characteristic that Allah describes those other than the people of Islam - such as being losers - then it refers to disbelief. However, when they are attributed to the people of Islam, then these terms refer to sin.'' Ibn Jarir commented on Allah's statement,

﴿أُولَـئِكَ هُمُ الْخَـسِرُونَ﴾
(It is they who are the losers,) "`Losers is plural for loser, this word refers to whoever decreased his own share of Allah's mercy by disobeying Him, just as the merchant loses in his trade by sustaining capital loss. Such is the case with the hypocrite and the disbeliever who lose their share of the mercy that Allah has in store for His servants on the Day of Resurrection. And that is when the disbeliever and the hypocrite most desperately need Allah's mercy.''