The Holy Quran 6:25 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Translation

Among them (the Kuffaar) are those who listen attentively to you (O Muhammad when you recite the Qur'aan). (However) We have placed a veil on their hearts lest they should understand, and in their ears is a deafness (so that they do not hear with the intention of accepting). Even if they see every Aayah, they will not believe in it; to the point that the Kuffaar will (actually) come to debate (dispute) with you saying, “This (Qur'aan) is merely fables (false stories) of the old (ancient) people."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The deprivation of the objectors from guidance: this is a mention of those people who used to lend their ears to the Noble Quran and the words of the Prophet ﷺ for the purpose of objecting and finding fault. Benefiting from guidance and accepting the truth was not their aim.

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