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Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 40
أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Can you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) make the deaf to hear, or can you guide the blind or him who is in manifest error?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَأَنتَ
afa-anta
Then can you
تُسْمِعُ
tus'miʿu
cause to hear
ٱلصُّمَّ
l-ṣuma
the deaf
أَوْ
aw
or
تَهْدِى
tahdī
guide
ٱلْعُمْىَ
l-ʿum'ya
the blind
وَمَن
waman
and (one) who
كَانَ
kāna
is
فِى
fī
in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
an error
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
clear
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 40){ اَفَاَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ … : } The punishment for deliberately closing one's eyes to the remembrance of the Most Merciful is that Satan is made a companion of such people, who then prevent them from the path of truth in such a way that they become deaf to hearing the truth and blind to seeing its signs. The purpose of this verse is to console the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he should not be saddened by the disbelievers not believing, because bringing such people to the right path is not within his power. He should continue to convey Allah's message to them and leave the matter of guidance to Allah.
