سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 45
وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) recite the Qur’ân, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen their hearts, so they hear or understand it not).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
قَرَأْتَ
qarata
you recite
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
the Quran
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We place
بَيْنَكَ
baynaka
between you
وَبَيْنَ
wabayna
and between
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
bil-ākhirati
in the Hereafter
حِجَابًۭا
ḥijāban
a barrier
مَّسْتُورًۭا
mastūran
hidden
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
45. 1. مَسْتُور means ساترٍ (preventer and barrier). مستور عن الابصار (hidden from the eyes), so they see him. Despite this, there is a barrier between them and guidance.
