سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 25
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of them there are some who listen to you; but We have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and deafness in their ears; and even if they see every one of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) they will not believe therein; to the point that when they come to you to argue with you, the disbelievers say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
And among them
مَّن
man
(are those) who
يَسْتَمِعُ
yastamiʿu
listen
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
to you
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
but We have placed
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
أَكِنَّةً
akinnatan
coverings
أَن
an
lest
يَفْقَهُوهُ
yafqahūhu
they understand it
وَفِىٓ
wafī
and in
ءَاذَانِهِمْ
ādhānihim
their ears
وَقْرًۭا ۚ
waqran
deafness
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
كُلَّ
kulla
every
ءَايَةٍۢ
āyatin
sign
لَّا
lā
not
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
yu'minū
will they believe
بِهَا ۚ
bihā
in it
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءُوكَ
jāūka
they come to you
يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ
yujādilūnaka
and argue with you
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illā
but
أَسَـٰطِيرُ
asāṭīru
(the) tales
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
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 25) {وَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ يَّسْتَمِعُ اِلَيْكَ … :} That is, they listen attentively. When, on the Day of Resurrection, some conditions that will befall the previous disbelievers were described, then the state of the present disbelievers was also mentioned. (Razi) It is stated that the polytheists come to you and listen to the Qur'an with great attention, but due to stubbornness and hostility, their purpose is not to seek guidance, so listening does not benefit them at all, because as a punishment for recognizing the truth but not accepting it and due to their ill intentions, We have placed veils over their hearts and plugs in their ears, because of which, despite listening attentively, they neither understand nor truly hear. See also Surah Al-A'raf (179). Now, if they did not believe after seeing such a great miracle as the Qur'an, then do not expect that they will believe after seeing any other miracle. Even though they know the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and the Qur'an to be true, their stubbornness and hostility have reached such a point that when they come to you and argue, and these deniers cannot find any answer to your clear proofs, they say that these are the fabricated tales of the former people, even though the Qur'an contains teachings of morality, wisdom, and law, and the stories mentioned in it are all true events and are narrated only for admonition and advice.
