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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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
40. Can you make the deaf hear? Or guide the blind and those who are clearly lost [40]?
[40] That is, you should devote all your attention to those who desire guidance or who have already accepted Islam. As for those who do not even want to listen to Allah's word and have made themselves blind and deaf, it is not your responsibility to guide them or not. Leave aside worrying about those who are making themselves deserving of Allah's punishment.
[40] That is, you should devote all your attention to those who desire guidance or who have already accepted Islam. As for those who do not even want to listen to Allah's word and have made themselves blind and deaf, it is not your responsibility to guide them or not. Leave aside worrying about those who are making themselves deserving of Allah's punishment.
