Surah Inshiqaq ayat 20 Tafsir Quran 84:20

﴿فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ﴾
[ الانشقاق: 20]

84:20 So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,

So what is wrong with them that is the disbelievers that they do not have faith that is to say what is there to prevent them from embracing faith; or what argument do they have for neglecting it despite the existence of proofs for it

What then prevents them -the infidels- from justifying faith as a conviction operative on their character and will

( What aileth them ) the disbelievers of Mecca; and it is said this refers to the three sons of ’Abd Yalayl al-Thaqafi: Mas’ud, Habib and Rabi’ah, the last two had later on accepted Islam ( then, that they believe not ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) and the Qur’an.

What is the matter with them, that they believe not?

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