سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 171
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَآءً وَنِدَآءً ۚ صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿171﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the example of those who disbelieve is as that of him who shouts to those (flock of sheep) that hears nothing but calls and cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not understand. (Tafsîr Al-Qurtubi )
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَثَلُ
wamathalu
And (the) example
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve[d]
كَمَثَلِ
kamathali
(is) like (the) example
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(of) the one who
يَنْعِقُ
yanʿiqu
shouts
بِمَا
bimā
at what
لَا
lā
not
يَسْمَعُ
yasmaʿu
(does) hear
إِلَّا
illā
except
دُعَآءًۭ
duʿāan
calls
وَنِدَآءًۭ ۚ
wanidāan
and cries
صُمٌّۢ
ṣummun
deaf
بُكْمٌ
buk'mun
dumb
عُمْىٌۭ
ʿum'yun
(and) blind
فَهُمْ
fahum
[so] they
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
understand
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.
171. 1. The example of those disbelievers who, in following their forefathers, have suspended their intellect and understanding is like that of animals whom the shepherd calls and summons; those animals hear the sound but do not understand why they are being called and summoned. In the same way, these followers of ancestral imitation are deaf in that they do not hear the voice of truth, dumb in that the truth does not come from their tongues, blind in that they are unable to see the truth, and devoid of intellect in that they are incapable of understanding the call to truth, monotheism, and Sunnah. Here, "du'a" refers to a nearby call and "nida'" refers to a distant call.
