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 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.
25. Among them are some who listen to you, but We have placed veils over their hearts so they do not understand, and deafness in their ears. Even if they see every sign, they will not believe in it. To the extent that when they come to you to argue, the disbelievers say, "This is nothing but tales of the ancients." [29]
[28]
Why Are the Attributes Attributed to Allah Almighty?
They listen attentively only to see which points they can object to and which points they can mock. Their intention can never be sincere, that they come to seek guidance. Therefore, they ignore the words of guidance as if, due to hardness of hearing, they could not hear them at all. And when they do not listen, how will they even try to understand? Here, it should be understood that adopting the means is within a person's own control, and this is what we have been commanded to do. But the outcomes of those means, or the results produced from those means, are not within human control; rather, they are in Allah's control. For example, the task of a prophet is to call people towards Allah. Now, whether people accept his invitation or reject it, or how many accept and how many do not, this is not within the prophet's control, but rather within Allah's control. However, most of the time, the expected results are achieved by adopting the means, and even such results will be attributed to Allah. In this regard, Allah Almighty has attributed the results to Himself by saying ﴿وَّجَعَلْنَا عَليٰ قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً﴾, otherwise, the real criminals are those people who adopted such means that led to these kinds of results.
[29] The Truth Has Always Existed and Is Ancient; Therefore, Mere Antiquity Is Not Proof of Falsehood: All the prophets (peace be upon them) who have ever come into the world have always presented the call to truth, and their deniers and stubborn opponents have always said that these are old tales which we have heard before. It is as if these fools believe that for something to be true, it must also be new, and anything old cannot be true. Whereas the truth has always been the same in every era and will always remain the same. In matters of religion, only someone who is an enemy of the truth can present something new, inventing something from his own mind and presenting it as truth, or laying the foundation of a new sect. In this way, he may perhaps gain a position of leadership among some people in this world, but in reality, he himself will be misguided and will also misguide others.
[28]
Why Are the Attributes Attributed to Allah Almighty?
They listen attentively only to see which points they can object to and which points they can mock. Their intention can never be sincere, that they come to seek guidance. Therefore, they ignore the words of guidance as if, due to hardness of hearing, they could not hear them at all. And when they do not listen, how will they even try to understand? Here, it should be understood that adopting the means is within a person's own control, and this is what we have been commanded to do. But the outcomes of those means, or the results produced from those means, are not within human control; rather, they are in Allah's control. For example, the task of a prophet is to call people towards Allah. Now, whether people accept his invitation or reject it, or how many accept and how many do not, this is not within the prophet's control, but rather within Allah's control. However, most of the time, the expected results are achieved by adopting the means, and even such results will be attributed to Allah. In this regard, Allah Almighty has attributed the results to Himself by saying ﴿وَّجَعَلْنَا عَليٰ قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً﴾, otherwise, the real criminals are those people who adopted such means that led to these kinds of results.
[29] The Truth Has Always Existed and Is Ancient; Therefore, Mere Antiquity Is Not Proof of Falsehood: All the prophets (peace be upon them) who have ever come into the world have always presented the call to truth, and their deniers and stubborn opponents have always said that these are old tales which we have heard before. It is as if these fools believe that for something to be true, it must also be new, and anything old cannot be true. Whereas the truth has always been the same in every era and will always remain the same. In matters of religion, only someone who is an enemy of the truth can present something new, inventing something from his own mind and presenting it as truth, or laying the foundation of a new sect. In this way, he may perhaps gain a position of leadership among some people in this world, but in reality, he himself will be misguided and will also misguide others.
