سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 52
فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So verily, you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. the disbelievers), nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they show their backs and turn away.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِنَّكَ
fa-innaka
So indeed, you
لَا
lā
(can) not
تُسْمِعُ
tus'miʿu
make the dead hear
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
l-mawtā
make the dead hear
وَلَا
walā
and not
تُسْمِعُ
tus'miʿu
make the deaf hear
ٱلصُّمَّ
l-ṣuma
make the deaf hear
ٱلدُّعَآءَ
l-duʿāa
the call
إِذَا
idhā
when
وَلَّوْا۟
wallaw
they turn
مُدْبِرِينَ
mud'birīna
retreating
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.
52-1. That is, just as the dead are devoid of understanding and perception, in the same way, they are incapable of understanding your call and accepting it.
52-2. That is, your preaching and admonition are ineffective for them, just as you cannot make a deaf person hear your words.
52-3. This is a further clarification of their aversion: along with being dead and deaf, they are also those who turn their backs and walk away. How can the word of truth reach their ears, and how can it enter their hearts and minds?
52-2. That is, your preaching and admonition are ineffective for them, just as you cannot make a deaf person hear your words.
52-3. This is a further clarification of their aversion: along with being dead and deaf, they are also those who turn their backs and walk away. How can the word of truth reach their ears, and how can it enter their hearts and minds?
