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Al-Baqarah 7

Ayah 7 of 286 · Medinan

خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ غِشَٰوَةٞۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ ٧

Allāh has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil.1 And for them is a great punishment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 A covering preventing them from discerning guidance. This condition is a direct result of their arrogance and persistence in sin.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. خَتَمَHas set a sealkhatama
  2. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  3. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  4. قُلُوبِهِمۡtheir heartsqulūbihim
  5. وَعَلَىٰand onwaʿalā
  6. سَمۡعِهِمۡۖtheir hearingsamʿihim
  7. وَعَلَىٰٓand onwaʿalā
  8. أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡtheir visionabṣārihim
  9. غِشَٰوَةٞۖ(is) a veilghishāwatun
  10. وَلَهُمۡAnd for themwalahum
  11. عَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  12. عَظِيمٞgreatʿaẓīmun

Tafsir

Allah has sealed their hearts, locking inside them their falsehood, and has placed a seal on their hearing, so that they do not listen to nor accept the truth. He has put a cover over their eyes, so that they do not see the truth in its clarity. They will suffer greatly. After describing the disbelievers, who are at fault inside and out, He describes the hypocrites, who appear good on the outside, but are not so inwardly:

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