Islam Guidance

Verse70

(70) وَ ما عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسابِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْ‏ءٍ وَ لكِنْ ذِكْرى‏ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

70. " And leave those who have taken their religion for a play and pastime, and whom the life of this world has deluded, and admonish (them) by it (the Qur'an) lest a soul be destroyed for what it has earned. It shall not have besides Allah any guardian nor any intercessor, and though it offers every compensation it will not be accepted from it. Those are they who are given up to destruction for what they have earned. They will have a drink of boiling water and a painful chastisement for what they used to disbelieve."

Commentary :
The purpose of the phrase ' leave those who ...' is ' hating them, and not having any communication with them', which sometimes ends with fighting against them. Thus, the phrase does not mean abandoning Holy Struggle against them.
The manner of taking religion for a play has different forms in different circumstances. Sometimes it is in the form of superstitious beliefs, or religious laws are considered impracticable, or sins are justified, or innovation, interpretation of the Qur'an by personal opinion, and following the allegorical verses, come forth.
However, Faith has no consistency with laziness, flattery, and playing with ideology.
" And leave those who have taken their religion for a play and pastime, ..."
Admonishment is a means to being saved from the wrath and punishment of Allah
"... and admonish (them) by it (the Qur'an) ..."
Be not proud of the world since there will come to help you none, in the Hereafter, except Allah.
Everybody should know that the cause of all his misfortunes is his self and his own deeds.
"... for what it has earned ..."
Therefore, the holy verse, pointing to a part of their painful chastisements, says :
"... They will have a drink of boiling water and painful chastisement for what they used to disbelieve."
They will be burnt from inside by boiling water and from outside by Hell Fire.
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