The Holy Quran 21:3 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

Translation

...while their hearts are heedless (they have no intention of taking heed). The oppressors (the Kuffaar) secretly convene saying, "He (Rasulullaah ﷺ) is but a (an ordinary) human like yourselves. (He is not a Prophet but a man who has learnt magic. Therefore, the effect that the Qur'aan has on people is not because it is from Allaah but because of the magic that he practises) Will you come to (listen to) magic while you see it (with your own eyes? Will you believe in it knowing that it is magic)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, they listen to the most precious admonitions of the Quran merely as play and amusement, whereas if they reflected on them sincerely, both their religion and their worldly life would be set right. But when their very hearts are heedless of it and absorbed in play and amusement, how could reflection ever come about?

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