سُوْرَةُ مُحَمَّدٍ
Surah Muhammad (47) — Ayah 23
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰٓ أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Such are they whom Allâh has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones
لَعَنَهُمُ
laʿanahumu
Allah has cursed them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has cursed them
فَأَصَمَّهُمْ
fa-aṣammahum
so He made them deaf
وَأَعْمَىٰٓ
wa-aʿmā
and blinded
أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ
abṣārahum
their vision
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.
23. 1. That is, Allah has made the ears of such people deaf (from hearing the truth) and their eyes blind (from seeing the truth). This is the consequence of their aforementioned deeds.
