The Holy Quran 17:46 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَلَّوْا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَـٰرِهِمْ نُفُورًا

Translation

And We place a veil on their hearts lest they should understand it (the Qur'aan), and a prop in their ears (so that they do not accept the Qur'aan to be from Allaah). (This is because) When you mention only (the attributes of) your Rabb in the Qur'aan (without mentioning any attributes of the gods that the Mushrikeen worship), they turn on their heels in aversion (in resentment).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Earlier it was mentioned that they cannot reach the truthfulness of the Prophet ﷺ; here it is stated that they cannot attain an understanding of the Quran. That is, this Quran has such a powerful effect, yet it has no effect on the disbelievers; the reason is that they are behind a screen.

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