Transliteration:( Wa qaaloo quloobunaa feee akinnatim mimmaa tad'oonaaa ilaihi wa feee aazaaninaa waqrunw wa mim baininaa wa bainika hijaabun fa'mal innanaa 'aamiloon )
6. The infidels were babbling this nonsense on the basis of mockery and arrogance that we are so staunch in our infidelity that your teaching has no effect on our hearts.
This tells us that when bad times come,man begins to regard weakness as a skill. This is the case with some of today's Muslims who make fun of those who are regular with their Salaah, but are proud about their going to the cinema and participating in worthless activities. May Allah protect us from this.
7. These statements of theirs were absolutely correct about which even the Holy QUR'AAN has mentioned at different places. But, uttering this truth was infidelity. This tells us that sometimes truth, too, is infidelity, e.g. the devil said: "Oh Allah, you made me an infidel".
Although this is truth, but the devil's statement of it made him an infidel. Hazrat Adam (On whom be peace) said: "Oh our Lord! We have wronged ourselves, if you forgive us not. and not have mercy on us, then certainly we are among the losers" S7:V23).
This was against expectations. Prophets are never tyrants or wrongdoers. The words of Hazrat Adam are there to establish faith and repentance. The great Sufis have deduced many issues concerning love for Allah Almighty.
8. This means you do deeds of faith, we will continue with our infidelity. Or, do what you can to harm us and we will do everything within our power to cause harm to you.
The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 5 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 5.
(41:5) They say: “Our hearts are securely wrapped up against what you call us to,[2] and in our ears is a heaviness, and between you and us there is a veil.[3] So act; we too are acting.”[4]
2. That is, it has no way open to reach our hearts.
3. That is, this invitation has divided us. It has cut us off from you. It has become a hindrance for us to join you.
4. It has two meanings:
(1) That we have nothing to do with you.
(2) That if you do not desist from your preaching, you may go on doing your mission, we will also not stop our opposition to you, and we will do whatever we can to defeat and frustrate your mission.
[1383]- For your own religion or work against us.
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