The Holy Quran 2:88 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَقَالُوا۟ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۢ ۚ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِيلًا مَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

They (the Jews mockingly) say (to Rasulullaah), "Our hearts are covered (in a veil so we cannot understand what you say)." Not at all! (The truth is that) Allaah has cursed them (removed them from His mercy and rejected them) because of their disbelief (and not because of any covering on their hearts). As a result, there are very few of them who have Imaan.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Allah's curse upon the Children of Israel: the Jews, praising themselves, used to say: “Our hearts are preserved within a covering; apart from our own religion, no one's words affect us. We can never follow anyone because of his flattery, enchanting eloquence, wonders or deception.

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