Ayetآية

Muhammad 47:23

Muhammad · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 509

Deaf and Blind

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمۡ وَأَعۡمَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡ ۝٢٣

Such are they whom Allah curseth so that He deafeneth them and maketh blind their eyes.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

Those are the ones Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, these are those who would be disloyal and plunge their land into corruption, severing ties of kinship.

Reflect

Keep your ears and eyes open to the 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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