سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 73
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا۟ عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who, when they are reminded of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
إِذَا
idhā
when
ذُكِّرُوا۟
dhukkirū
they are reminded
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
of (the) Verses
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
لَمْ
lam
(do) not
يَخِرُّوا۟
yakhirrū
fall
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon them
صُمًّۭا
ṣumman
deaf
وَعُمْيَانًۭا
waʿum'yānan
and blind
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.
(Ayah 73) {وَ الَّذِيْنَ اِذَا ذُكِّرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ …:} "They do not fall down deaf and blind," rather, they listen with deep thought and accept their profound effect. In this, there is a rebuke to the disbelievers that when they hear the verses of their Lord, they are not affected in the least, but instead remain firmly entrenched in their disbelief. This is the depiction that Nuh (peace be upon him) has drawn of the disbelievers of his people, he said: «{ وَ اِنِّيْ كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوْۤا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِيْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَ اسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَ اَصَرُّوْا وَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا }» [ نوح : ۷ ] "And indeed, whenever I invited them so that You might forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with great arrogance." For the description of this state of the disbelievers, see Surah Ha Mim As-Sajdah (5, 26). Zamakhshari said that this does not mean that the servants of the Most Merciful do not fall down when they hear the admonition with the verses, but rather it means that they do not fall down deaf and blind, but fall down while listening and seeing, as He said: «{ اِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاٰيٰتِنَا الَّذِيْنَ اِذَا ذُكِّرُوْا بِهَا خَرُّوْا سُجَّدًا وَّ سَبَّحُوْا بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَ هُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ۠ }» [ السجدۃ : ۱۵ ] "Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and glorify the praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant." And He said: «{ اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتُ الرَّحْمٰنِ خَرُّوْاسُجَّدًا وَّ بُكِيًّا }» [ مریم : ۵۸ ] "When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they would fall down in prostration and weeping."
