Transliteration:( Summa nukisoo 'alaa ru'oosihim laqad 'alimta maa haaa'ulaaa'i yantiqoon )
"Then they were layed downwards on their heads [96] that you know well that these do not speak."
Either by the influence of the devil or their own baser selves, they were once again turned away from the truth and fell back into the depths of disbelief.
Though they had just acknowledged that their idols cannot speak, they still reverted to idol worship. This shows that their earlier realisation was not rooted in sincere faith, and hence, their turning away was not considered apostasy, but rather a continuation of their original disbelief.
It illustrates how recognising truth without conviction leads only to momentary shame, not transformation.
The tafsir of Surah Anbiya verse 65 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anbiya ayat 64 which provides the complete commentary from verse 64 through 67.
(21:65) Then their minds were turned upside down,[61] and they said: You know well that they do not speak.
61. Literally the original text means: They were turned down upon their heads. Some commentators have interpreted it to mean: They hung down their heads with shame. But this does not fit in the context and the wording of the text. The right interpretation would be: When they considered the answer of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), they realized that they themselves were in the wrong, because they had set up helpless idols as deities, which could not even speak a word as to who had broken them. But soon after this, they were overpowered by obduracy and ignorance which perverted their minds and they again relapsed into crookedness.
[893]- After first admitting their error, they were seized by pride and obstinacy.
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