Fussilat 41:5
Explained in Detail · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 477
Our Hearts Are Covered
وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِيٓ أَكِنَّةࣲ مِّمَّا تَدۡعُونَآ إِلَيۡهِ وَفِيٓ ءَاذَانِنَا وَقۡرࣱ وَمِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا وَبَيۡنِكَ حِجَابࣱ فَٱعۡمَلۡ إِنَّنَا عَٰمِلُونَ ٥
And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They said: “Our hearts are within coverings and in our ears is deafness.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, those who said this were Abu Jahl and a group of Quraysh; they answered so when the Prophet invited them to Islam.
Reflect
Keep your heart’s doors open to a truth.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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