Surah Al-Isra Verse 45 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Isra

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا ۝٤٥

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Wa izaa qaraatal Quraana ja`alnaa bainaka wa bainal lazeena laa yu`minoona bil aakhirati hijaabam mastooraa

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📖 English Meaning

And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Ḥijāban mastūran: A covering veil that is concealed and hidden from sight, acting as a barrier that prevents perception and understanding.

Explanation of the Verse:

When you, O Messenger, recite the Qur’an and the disbelievers who deny the Hereafter hear it, Allah places between you and them a hidden, concealing veil. This veil is not a physical barrier you can see, but rather a covering cast over their hearts and minds, preventing them from grasping the truth of the Qur’an and reflecting on its meanings. This occurs as a just consequence of their arrogance, stubborn rejection, and turning away from the signs of Allah. Their own disbelief becomes the very shield that blocks them from guidance, for when a servant persists in rejecting the truth, Allah seals his heart as a form of divine justice.

This verse also carries a profound reassurance for the believer: Allah protects His Messenger and His Book. Even when the disbelievers gather to harm or mock, Allah’s unseen protection surrounds the recitation of His words. The same Qur’an that guides the sincere is veiled from those who approach it with malice and denial.

A Call to Reflection and Faith:

Dear reader, ponder the majesty of this verse! The Qur’an is a light that illuminates every heart that seeks it sincerely, yet it remains hidden from those who turn away in pride. This is both a warning and an invitation: do not let your heart become veiled from the Book of your Lord. Approach the Qur’an with humility, with a desire to understand, and with love for its message — and you will find its doors wide open, its meanings unfolding before you like the dawn breaking through the night. Allah does not turn away anyone who comes to Him with a pure heart; rather, He draws them closer with every verse they recite. Let this be your moment to open your heart to the Qur’an, for it is the rope of Allah that never breaks, the healing for what lies within your chest, and the guide to a life of peace in this world and eternal success in the Hereafter.

📜 Verse 43-47 — Al-Isra

43سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

44تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا

The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.

45وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا

And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.

46وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَحْدَهُ وَلَّوْا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِهِمْ نُفُورًا

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.

47نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰ إِذْ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا

We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

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Surah Al-Isra Verse 45 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you…

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