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Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 46
وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًا ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have put coverings over their hearts lest they should understand it (the Qur’ân), and in their ears deafness. And when you make mention of your Lord Alone [Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) Islâmic Monotheism (توحيد الله)] in the Qur’ân, they turn on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislike.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We have placed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
أَكِنَّةً
akinnatan
coverings
أَن
an
lest
يَفْقَهُوهُ
yafqahūhu
they understand it
وَفِىٓ
wafī
and in
ءَاذَانِهِمْ
ādhānihim
their ears
وَقْرًۭا ۚ
waqran
deafness
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
ذَكَرْتَ
dhakarta
you mention
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ
l-qur'āni
the Quran
وَحْدَهُۥ
waḥdahu
Alone
وَلَّوْا۟
wallaw
they turn
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ
adbārihim
their backs
نُفُورًۭا
nufūran
(in) aversion
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.
46. 1. "Aknah" is the plural of "kinan," meaning such a veil that is placed over the hearts. "Waqr" in the ears is such heaviness or blockage that prevents listening to the Quran. The meaning is that their hearts are incapable of understanding the Quran, and their ears are unable to accept guidance after hearing the Quran. And they have such aversion to Allah's oneness that upon hearing it, they immediately flee. The attribution of these actions to Allah is in terms of creation. Otherwise, deprivation from guidance was the result of their own rigidity and stubbornness.
