Surah Anam ayat 25 Tafsir Quran 6:25

﴿وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِن يَرَوْا كُلَّ آيَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوكَ يُجَادِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ﴾
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6:25 And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."

And there are some of them who listen to you when you recite and We have placed veils covers upon their hearts so that they do not understand it so that they do not comprehend the Qur’ān; and in their ears a heaviness a deafness so that they do not hear it with a willingness to accept it. And if they were to see every sign they would not believe in it so that when they come to you to argue with you the disbelievers say ‘This Qur’ān is nothing but the fables the lies of the ancients’ similar to their jokes and strange tales asātīr ‘fables’ is the plural of ustūra.

And among them are some who listen to your discourse on practical divinity and to the Quran when you recite it, not to profit by it but to pick holes in it and be able to tell their evil minds. The fact is that We have closed their hearts’ ears and deafened their ears to reason. They just would not apprehend with their senses any revelation or any sign no matter how convincing to the mind they be. And when they come to you O Muhammad they do not humble themselves but in arrogance they are more ready to argue than to obey. Vested with infidelity, they interpret their thoughts in words: This is nothing, they say, but fables of old

The Polythiests Shall be Questioned About the Shirk They Committed About the polytheists, Allah said: وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعاً ( And on the Day when We shall gather them all together, ) This is on the Day of Resurrection, when He will ask them about the idols and rivals that they worshipped instead of Him.
Allah will say to them, أَيْنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ( Where are your partners (false deities ) whom you used to assert ( as partners in worship with Allah )) Allah said in Surat Al-Qasas, وَيَوْمَ يُنَـدِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآئِىَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ( And (remember ) the Day when He will call to them, and say, "Where are My ( so-called ) partners whom you used to assert") 28:62.
Allah's statement, ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ ( There will then be (left ) no Fitnah for them) means, argument.
`Ata' Al-Khurasani said that, ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ ( There will then be (left ) no Fitnah for them) in the face of the affliction that will be placed on them, إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ ( but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others (in worship with Allah ).") Allah said next, انظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ ( Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie ) which they invented will disappear from them.) which is similar to His other statement, ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ - مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَـالُواْ ضَـلُّواْ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُنْ نَّدْعُواْ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْئاً كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الْكَـفِرِينَ ( Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all ) those whom you used to join in worship as partners.
Besides Allah" They will say, "They have vanished from us: Nay, we did not invoke ( worship ) anything before." Thus Allah leads astray the disbelievers.) 40:73-74 The Miserable Do Not Benefit from the Qur'an Allah's statement, وَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْراً وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا ( 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; if they see every one of the Ayat they will not believe therein; ) means, they come to you, ( O Muhammad ), so that they hear you recite the Qur'an, but its recitation does not benefit them, because Allah has set veils on their hearts, and so they do not understand the Qur'an, وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ( and (set ) deafness in their ears;) that prevents them from hearing what benefits them.
In another Ayah, Allah said; وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لاَ يَسْمَعُ إِلاَّ دُعَآءً وَنِدَآءً ( And the example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts at one who hears nothing but calls and cries. ) 2:171 Allah said next, وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا ( if they see every one of the Ayat they will not believe therein; ) meaning, they will not believe in any of the Ayat, proofs, clear evidences and signs they witness because they do not have sound comprehension or fair judgment.
In another Ayah, Allah said, وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لأَسْمَعَهُمْ ( Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen. ) 8:23 Allah said, حَتَّى إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـدِلُونَكَ ( to the point that when they come to you to argue with you... ) using falsehood against truth, يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِنْ هَـذَآ إِلاَّ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ ( those who disbelieve say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old." ) The disbelievers say, what you ( O Muhammad ) brought us was taken from the books of those who were before us, meaning plagiarized, وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْأَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( And they prevent others from him and they themselves keep away from him, ) They discourage people from following the truth, believing in Muhammad ﷺ and obeying the Qur'an, وَيَنْأَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( and they themselves keep away from him, ) They thus combine both evil acts, for they neither benefit themselves, nor let others benefit from the Prophet .
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said that the Ayah, وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( And they prevent others from him. ) means, they hinder people from believing in Muhammad ﷺ.
Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah said, "The disbelievers of Quraysh used to refrain from meeting Muhammad and they discouraged people from coming to him." Similar was reported from Qatadah, Mujahid and Ad-Dahhak and several others. وَإِن يُهْلِكُونَ إِلاَّ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ( and (by doing so ) they destroy not but themselves, yet they perceive ( it ) not.) They destroy themselves by committing this evil action, and its harm will only touch them.
Yet, they do not perceive this fact!

(6:25) And of them there are some who appear to pay heed to you, but upon their hearts We have laid coverings so they understand it not; and in their ears, heaviness (so they hear not). *17 Even if they were to witness every sign, they would still not believe in it so much so that when they come to you, they dispute with you, those who disbelieve contend: 'This is nothing but fables of the ancient times.' *18

And among them are those who listen meaning

*17).
It is noteworthy that God attributes to Himself all that happens in the world as a result of the laws of nature.
Since these laws were made by God Himself, the effects which result from their operation are also ultimately due to the will and permission of God.
The refusal on the part of unbelievers to heed the call of the Truth even when it is clear and audible stems from their obstinacy, prejudice, mental rigidity and inertia.
It is a law of nature that when a man is not prepared to rise above prejudice in his quest for the Truth, his heart closes to every truth which is opposed to his desires.
We can describe this condition by saying that the heart of that person has become sealed and when God describes it He does so by saying that He had sealed the heart of the person concerned.
The explanation of this Paradox is that whereas we describe merely an incident, God describes its ultimate cause.

*18).
Whenever ignorant people are called to the Truth they are liable to say that there is nothing novel about it, that it is merely a repetition of things that have come down from the past, as if in their view every truth must be new, and whatever is old must of necessity be false, although Truth has always been one and the same and will remain so.
All those who have come forward to lead people in the light of God-given knowledge have been preaching one and the same Truth from time immemorial, and all those who will benefit from this valuable source of human knowledge in the future are bound to repeat the same old truths.
Novelties can be invented only by those who, being bereft of the light of Divine guidance, are incapable of perceiving the eternal Truth, preferring to weave altogether new ideas out of their imagination and to put them forward as truth.

 

The Polythiests Shall be Questioned About the Shirk They Committed About the polytheists, Allah said: وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعاً ( And on the Day when We shall gather them all together, ) This is on the Day of Resurrection, when He will ask them about the idols and rivals that they worshipped instead of Him.
Allah will say to them, أَيْنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ( Where are your partners (false deities ) whom you used to assert ( as partners in worship with Allah )) Allah said in Surat Al-Qasas, وَيَوْمَ يُنَـدِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَآئِىَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ( And (remember ) the Day when He will call to them, and say, "Where are My ( so-called ) partners whom you used to assert") 28:62.
Allah's statement, ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ ( There will then be (left ) no Fitnah for them) means, argument.
`Ata' Al-Khurasani said that, ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَتُهُمْ ( There will then be (left ) no Fitnah for them) in the face of the affliction that will be placed on them, إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ ( but to say: "By Allah, our Lord, we were not those who joined others (in worship with Allah ).") Allah said next, انظُرْ كَيْفَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ ( Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie ) which they invented will disappear from them.) which is similar to His other statement, ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ - مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَـالُواْ ضَـلُّواْ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُنْ نَّدْعُواْ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْئاً كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الْكَـفِرِينَ ( Then it will be said to them: "Where are (all ) those whom you used to join in worship as partners.
Besides Allah" They will say, "They have vanished from us: Nay, we did not invoke ( worship ) anything before." Thus Allah leads astray the disbelievers.) 40:73-74 The Miserable Do Not Benefit from the Qur'an Allah's statement, وَمِنْهُمْ مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْراً وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا ( 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; if they see every one of the Ayat they will not believe therein; ) means, they come to you, ( O Muhammad ), so that they hear you recite the Qur'an, but its recitation does not benefit them, because Allah has set veils on their hearts, and so they do not understand the Qur'an, وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ( and (set ) deafness in their ears;) that prevents them from hearing what benefits them.
In another Ayah, Allah said; وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لاَ يَسْمَعُ إِلاَّ دُعَآءً وَنِدَآءً ( And the example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts at one who hears nothing but calls and cries. ) 2:171 Allah said next, وَإِن يَرَوْاْ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لاَّ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِهَا ( if they see every one of the Ayat they will not believe therein; ) meaning, they will not believe in any of the Ayat, proofs, clear evidences and signs they witness because they do not have sound comprehension or fair judgment.
In another Ayah, Allah said, وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لأَسْمَعَهُمْ ( Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen. ) 8:23 Allah said, حَتَّى إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـدِلُونَكَ ( to the point that when they come to you to argue with you... ) using falsehood against truth, يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِنْ هَـذَآ إِلاَّ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ ( those who disbelieve say: "These are nothing but tales of the men of old." ) The disbelievers say, what you ( O Muhammad ) brought us was taken from the books of those who were before us, meaning plagiarized, وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ وَيَنْأَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( And they prevent others from him and they themselves keep away from him, ) They discourage people from following the truth, believing in Muhammad ﷺ and obeying the Qur'an, وَيَنْأَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( and they themselves keep away from him, ) They thus combine both evil acts, for they neither benefit themselves, nor let others benefit from the Prophet .
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said that the Ayah, وَهُمْ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ ( And they prevent others from him. ) means, they hinder people from believing in Muhammad ﷺ.
Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah said, "The disbelievers of Quraysh used to refrain from meeting Muhammad and they discouraged people from coming to him." Similar was reported from Qatadah, Mujahid and Ad-Dahhak and several others. وَإِن يُهْلِكُونَ إِلاَّ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ( and (by doing so ) they destroy not but themselves, yet they perceive ( it ) not.) They destroy themselves by committing this evil action, and its harm will only touch them.
Yet, they do not perceive this fact!

( Of them are some who listen unto you ) Allah says: of the people of Mecca there are some who listen to your speech and words, among them Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb, al-Walid Ibn al-Mughira, al-Nadr Ibn al-Harith, ’Utbah and Shaybah the sons of Rabi’ah, Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, and al-Harth Ibn ’Amir, ( but We have placed upon their hearts veils ) a cover, ( lest they should understand ) so that they do not understand your speech or words, ( and in their ears a deafness ) so that they do not hear the Truth and guidance; it is also said this means: We have placed a heaviness in their ears so that they cannot comprehend the guidance. ( If they saw every token ) they have asked you to produce ( they would not believe therein ) this was asked by al-Harth Ibn ’Amir; ( to the point that, when they come unto thee to argue with thee ) asking you about what was revealed in the Qur’an, and when you informed them, ( the disbelievers ) i.e. al-Nadr Ibn al-Harith ( say: This ) what Muhammad ( s )ays ( is naught else than fables of the men of old ) the lies and stories of people of old.

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; if they see every one of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, 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."

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