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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 71
وَحَسِبُوٓا۟ أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ ثُمَّ تَابَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوا۟ وَصَمُّوا۟ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allâh turned to them (with Forgiveness); yet again many of them became blind and deaf. And Allâh is the All-Seer of what they do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَحَسِبُوٓا۟
waḥasibū
And they thought
أَلَّا
allā
that not
تَكُونَ
takūna
will be (for them)
فِتْنَةٌۭ
fit'natun
a trial
فَعَمُوا۟
faʿamū
so they became blind
وَصَمُّوا۟
waṣammū
and they became deaf
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
تَابَ
tāba
turned
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
ثُمَّ
thumma
then (again)
عَمُوا۟
ʿamū
they became blind
وَصَمُّوا۟
waṣammū
and they became deaf
كَثِيرٌۭ
kathīrun
many
مِّنْهُمْ ۚ
min'hum
of them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
بَصِيرٌۢ
baṣīrun
(is) All-Seer
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
they do
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71. And they thought that no trial (or punishment) would result [118], so they became blind and deaf. Then Allah turned to them in mercy, but again many of them became (even more) blind and deaf. And Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.
[118]
The Killing of Sayyiduna Zakariya and Yahya After Nebuchadnezzar:
They had assumed that since they were the descendants of the Prophets, no matter what they did, the punishment of Allah could not befall them. This belief emboldened them to commit all kinds of crimes. Then, the wrath of Allah descended upon them in the form of Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed their kingdom and took countless people captive to Babylon. For a long time, they endured the hardships of imprisonment. Eventually, when they turned back to Allah, He forgave their sins, and with the help of the kings of Persia, they were freed from the captivity of Nebuchadnezzar. Then, when Allah bestowed His mercy upon them and they began to live a life of comfort and ease, they once again exceeded their previous disbelief and disobedience. They killed both Sayyiduna Zakariya and Sayyiduna Yahya, and made every possible effort to crucify Sayyiduna Isa, and in their own estimation, they succeeded in crucifying him.
[118]
The Killing of Sayyiduna Zakariya and Yahya After Nebuchadnezzar:
They had assumed that since they were the descendants of the Prophets, no matter what they did, the punishment of Allah could not befall them. This belief emboldened them to commit all kinds of crimes. Then, the wrath of Allah descended upon them in the form of Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed their kingdom and took countless people captive to Babylon. For a long time, they endured the hardships of imprisonment. Eventually, when they turned back to Allah, He forgave their sins, and with the help of the kings of Persia, they were freed from the captivity of Nebuchadnezzar. Then, when Allah bestowed His mercy upon them and they began to live a life of comfort and ease, they once again exceeded their previous disbelief and disobedience. They killed both Sayyiduna Zakariya and Sayyiduna Yahya, and made every possible effort to crucify Sayyiduna Isa, and in their own estimation, they succeeded in crucifying him.
