ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلَاتِهِمْ خَـٰشِعُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They who are during their prayer humbly intent
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவர்கள் எத்தகையயோரென்றால், தங்கள் தொழுகையில் உள்ளச்சத்தோடு இருப்பார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුහු වනාහි ඔවුන්ගේ සලාතයේ දී බිය බැතිමතුන් වෙති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- جو اپنی نماز میں خشوع کرتے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは,礼拝に敬虔であり,
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们在拜中是恭顺的,
Tafsir of 23:2
Which was Revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Success is for the believers whose qualities are described here قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ (Successful indeed are the believers) means, they have attained victory and are blessed, for they have succeeded. These are the believers who have the following characteristics: الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى صَلاَتِهِمْ خَشِعُونَ (Those who with their Salah are Khashi`un.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said: خَشِعُونَ "(Khashi`un) means those with fear and with tranquillity." This was also narrated from Mujahid, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Az-Zuhri. It was reported from `Ali bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, that Khushu` means the Khushu` of the heart. This was also the view of Ibrahim An-Nakha`i. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Their Khushu` was in their hearts." So they lowered their gaze and were humble towards others. Khushu` in prayer is only attained by the one who has emptied his heart totally, who does not pay attention to anything else besides it, and who prefers it above all else.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)