سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 108
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰفِلُونَ ﴿108﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They are those upon whose hearts, hearing (ears) and sight (eyes) Allâh has set a seal. And they are the heedless!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones
طَبَعَ
ṭabaʿa
Allah has set a seal
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has set a seal
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
وَسَمْعِهِمْ
wasamʿihim
and their hearing
وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۖ
wa-abṣārihim
and their sight
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
they are
ٱلْغَـٰفِلُونَ
l-ghāfilūna
the heedless
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah108){ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ طَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ … :} The truth is seen and heard through seeing and hearing, and is understood through thinking, but due to their stubbornness and obstinacy, Allah has set a seal upon these three things, so they do not use them in the pursuit of truth, rather they are completely heedless and unconcerned about the Hereafter.
