Transliteration:( Allazeena yujaadiloona feee Aaayaatil laahi bighairi sultaanin ataahum kabura maqtan 'indal laahi wa 'indal lazeena aamanoo; kazaalika yatbahul laahu 'alaa kulli qalbi mutakabbirin jabbaar )
"Those who dispute [93] concerning the signs of Allah, without any authority [94] received by them, it is greatly hateful to Allah and to the believers. [95] Thus Allah seals the [96] heart of all the boastful and the arrogant ones."
This refers to those who try to falsify the miracles and signs shown by the Prophets. The term "dispute" here means they deliberately argue against truth and divine signs with the intent to deny what is clearly from Allah. Their objective is not clarification but rejection and rebellion.
Such opposition has no legitimate proof or authority. They create false accusations and stir noise without any divine evidence. This behavior is typically driven by ego, not by sincere inquiry, and reflects how opponents of the Prophets always argue without basis.
Allah Himself finds this denial greatly hateful, and so do the true believers. This shows that disapproval of disbelief is not only natural but a divinely approved emotion. Being content with infidelity or showing affection for those who reject Allah is not a trait of the faithful.
When a person persists in arrogance and disbelief, Allah seals their heart—meaning, they lose the ability to accept guidance. Just like iron rusts in water, the hearts of such individuals become hard and impenetrable due to their sins.
Yet this sealing is a consequence of their own wrongdoing. They are still held responsible for choosing rebellion, which led to their heart's spiritual corrosion.
The tafsir of Surah Muminun verse 35 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 30 which provides the complete commentary from verse 30 through 35.
(40:35) those[52] who contend regarding Allah’s Signs without any evidence that might have come to them.[53] That is exceedingly loathsome to Allah and to those that believe. Thus does Allah seal the heart of everyone who is proud and high-handed.[54]
52. It so appears that the next few sentences are an addition by Allah and an explanation of the words of the Believer of the people of Pharaoh.
53. That is, Allah allows only those people to go astray who possess the following three qualities:
(1) They transgress all limits in their evil doing, and then develop such a taste for it that they do not feel inclined to accept any invitation to reform their morals.
(2) Their permanent attitude in respect of the Prophets is characterized by doubt and suspicion. The Prophets of God may bring any clear signs before them, yet they doubt their Prophethood and view with suspicion those truths which they present with regard to Tauhid and the Hereafter.
(3) They try to resist the revelations of the Book of Allah with crooked arguments instead of considering them rationally, and these objections are neither based on any sound reason nor on the authority of a revealed Book, but from the beginning to the end their only basis is obstinacy and stubbornness.
When a group of the people develops these three evils, Allah hurls it into the deep pit of Hell fire where from no power can then rescue them.
54. That is, the seal is not set on the heart of anybody without a reason. This seal of curse is set only on the heart of the one who is filled with arrogance and spirit of violence and tyranny.
[1371]- i.e., evidence.
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