Because of improper conduct, many of the Corinthians were “weak and sick, and quite a few [were] sleeping in [spiritual] death. ”
وَيُرَجَّحُ أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ كَانَ يُسْرِفُ فِي ٱلْأَكْلِ وَٱلشُّرْبِ قَبْلَ ٱلذِّكْرَى أَوْ خِلَالَهَا فَلَا يَعُودُونَ يَقِظِينَ فِكْرِيًّا وَرُوحِيًّا .‏