Surah Maidah ayat 71 Tafsir Quran 5:71

﴿وَحَسِبُوا أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا وَصَمُّوا ثُمَّ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُوا وَصَمُّوا كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾
[ المائدة: 71]

5:71 And they thought there would be no [resulting] punishment, so they became blind and deaf. Then Allah turned to them in forgiveness; then [again] many of them became blind and deaf. And Allah is Seeing of what they do.

And they thought they presumed that there would be no read as an lā takūnu where an has been softened; or read an lā takūna where it an requires a following subjunctive that is to say ‘that there would not befall them’ trial a punishment against them for their denial of the messengers and their slaying of them; and so they were wilfully blind to the truth and could not see it and deaf unable to hear it. Then God relented to them when they repented then they were wilfully blind and deaf a second time many of them kathīrun minhum substitutes for the third person ‘they’; and God sees what they do and will requite them for it.

They overlooked Allah’s test of their belief and mental leaning, and closed their hearts’ ears and their minds’ eyes and deviated from the path of righteousness. Yet Allah gave up resentment against them and pardoned their offense. Again, many of them closed their hearts’ ears and their minds’ eyes; Allah is Bassirun (Omnipresent); He sees all that they do

Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent Messengers to them.
Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not, a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed ( 70 )They thought there will be no Fitnah ( trial or punishment ), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allah turned to them ( with forgiveness ); yet again many of them became blind and deaf.
And Allah is the All-Seer of what they do ( 71 ) Allah reminds that He took the covenant and pledges from the Children of Israel to hear and obey Him and His Messenger.
They broke these pledges and covenants and followed their lusts and desires instead of the law, and whichever part of the law they agreed with, they took it.
Otherwise, they abandoned it, if it did not conform to their desires.
This is why Allah said, كُلَّمَا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَرِيقًا كَذَّبُوا وَفَرِيقًا يَقْتُلُونَ - وَحَسِبُوا أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا وَصَمُّوا ( Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not - a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed.
They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment ) so they became blind and deaf.) thinking that they would suffer no repercussions for of the evil that they committed.
Consequently, they were blinded from the truth and became deaf, incapable of hearing the truth.
For these reasons they were unable to be guided by it.
Allah forgave that, then, عَمُوا وَصَمُّوا ( yet they became blind and deaf ) again, كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ( many of them, and Allah is the All-Seer of what they do. ) He has perfect knowledge of what they do and whomever among them deserves the guidance and whomever deserves misguidance.

Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent Messengers to them.
Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not, a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed ( 70 )They thought there will be no Fitnah ( trial or punishment ), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allah turned to them ( with forgiveness ); yet again many of them became blind and deaf.
And Allah is the All-Seer of what they do ( 71 ) Allah reminds that He took the covenant and pledges from the Children of Israel to hear and obey Him and His Messenger.
They broke these pledges and covenants and followed their lusts and desires instead of the law, and whichever part of the law they agreed with, they took it.
Otherwise, they abandoned it, if it did not conform to their desires.
This is why Allah said, كُلَّمَا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰ أَنفُسُهُمْ فَرِيقًا كَذَّبُوا وَفَرِيقًا يَقْتُلُونَ - وَحَسِبُوا أَلَّا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُوا وَصَمُّوا ( Whenever there came to them a Messenger with what they themselves desired not - a group of them they called liars, and others among them they killed.
They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment ) so they became blind and deaf.) thinking that they would suffer no repercussions for of the evil that they committed.
Consequently, they were blinded from the truth and became deaf, incapable of hearing the truth.
For these reasons they were unable to be guided by it.
Allah forgave that, then, عَمُوا وَصَمُّوا ( yet they became blind and deaf ) again, كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ( many of them, and Allah is the All-Seer of what they do. ) He has perfect knowledge of what they do and whomever among them deserves the guidance and whomever deserves misguidance.

( They thought no harm would come of it, ) no misfortune would ensue; it is also said that: they thought that their hearts would not be corrupted because of denying and killing messengers ( so they were wilfully blind ) and did not see guidance ( and deaf ) such that they did not hear the Truth deep in their hearts. They disbelieved and then they believed and repented from their disbelief. ( And afterward Allah turned (in mercy ) towards them) He forgave them. ( Now (even after that ) are many of them wilfully blind) do not see guidance and died in this state ( and deaf ) such they do not hear the Truth and become disbelievers. ( Allah is Seer of what they do ) in their disbelief in terms of denying and killing the prophets.

They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or punishment), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allah turned to them (with Forgiveness); yet again many of them became blind and deaf. And Allah is the All-Seer of what they do.

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