سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 127
وَإِذَا مَآ أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ نَّظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ هَلْ يَرَىٰكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ ثُمَّ ٱنصَرَفُوا۟ ۚ صَرَفَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُم بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ ﴿127﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whenever there comes down a Sûrah (chapter from the Qur’ân), they look at one another (saying): "Does any one see you?" Then they turn away. Allâh has turned their hearts (from the light) because they are a people that understand not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And whenever
مَآ
mā
And whenever
أُنزِلَتْ
unzilat
is revealed
سُورَةٌۭ
sūratun
a Surah
نَّظَرَ
naẓara
look
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَعْضٍ
baʿḍin
others
هَلْ
hal
Does
يَرَىٰكُم
yarākum
see you
مِّنْ
min
any
أَحَدٍۢ
aḥadin
one
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ٱنصَرَفُوا۟ ۚ
inṣarafū
they turn away
صَرَفَ
ṣarafa
Allah has turned away
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has turned away
قُلُوبَهُم
qulūbahum
their hearts
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
because they
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
لَّا
lā
not
يَفْقَهُونَ
yafqahūna
they 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.
127. 1. That is, when a surah would be revealed in their presence which pointed towards the mischief and conspiracies of the hypocrites, then seeing that the Muslims were not watching them, they would quietly slip away.
127. 2. That is, due to not reflecting and pondering over the verses of Allah, Allah has turned their hearts away from goodness and guidance.
127. 2. That is, due to not reflecting and pondering over the verses of Allah, Allah has turned their hearts away from goodness and guidance.
