When you recite the Qur'an, We place a hidden veil between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter;
And when you read the Qur’an O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings upon him), We created an invisible barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
When thou recitest the Koran, We place between thee, and those who do not believe in the world to come, a curtain obstructing,
But [thus it is:] whenever thou recitest the Qur'an, We place an invisible barrier between thee and those who will not believe in the life to come: -
And when thou recitest the Qur'an, We set up between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter a curtain drawn down.
And when you (Muhammad SAW) recite the Quran, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen their hearts, so they hear or understand it not).
When you read the Quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter an invisible barrier.
When you recite the Qur'an, We place a hidden barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter;
And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil.
And when thou recitest the Qur'an we place between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter a hidden barrier;
When you recite the Quran, We draw a hidden curtain between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter,
When you recite the Koran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the Everlasting Life an obstructing barrier.
And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.
When you recite the Quran We place a curtain as a barrier between you and those who do not believe in the life to come.
And when you recite the Quran, We place between you and those who do not believe in the hereafter a hidden barrier;
Wai<u>tha</u> qarata alqur<u>a</u>na jaAAaln<u>a</u> baynaka wabayna alla<u>th</u>eena l<u>a</u> yuminoona bi<b>a</b>l<u>a</u>khirati <u>h</u>ij<u>a</u>ban mastoor<u>a</u><b>n</b>
When you recite the Quran, We place an invisible barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
When thou dost recite the Qur'an, We put, between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter, a veil invisible:
وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا
When you - O Messenger - recite the Qur’ān and they hear the warnings and admonitions it contains, I place between you and those who do not have faith in the Day of Judgment a barrier that prevents them from understanding the Qur’ān, as a punishment for their turning away from it.
When you - O Messenger - recite the Qur’ān and they hear the warnings and admonitions it contains, I place between you and those who do not have faith in the Day of Judgment a barrier that prevents them from understanding the Qur’ān, as a punishment for their turning away from it.
<h2 class="title">The Veil over the Hearts of the Idolators</h2><p>Allah says to His Messenger Muhammad : `When you recite Qur'an to these idolators, We put an invisible veil between you and them.' Qatadah and Ibn Zayd said, "It is coverings over their hearts," as Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِى أَكِنَّةٍ مِمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَفِى ءَاذانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ</div><p>(And they say: "Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us; and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen) meaning, there is something that is stopping and preventing your words from reaching us.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا</div><p>(an invisible veil.) meaning something which covers, or that cannot be seen, so there is a barrier between them and guidance. This is the interpretation that Ibn Jarir (may Allah have mercy on him) thought was correct. Al-Hafiz Abu Ya`la Al-Mawusili recorded that Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "When the Ayah,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ </div><p>(Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) (111:1) was revealed, the one-eyed woman Umm Jamil the wife of Abu Lahab came with a stone pestle in her hand, screaming, `What was sent to us is somebody blameworthy, or, we reject somebody blameworthy Abu Musa - one of the narrators - said, it is I who am not sure what was said; we shun his religion and disobey whatever he commands!' The Messenger of Allah was sitting with Abu Bakr by his side. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, `This woman has come and I am afraid she will see you.' The Prophet said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«إِنَّهَا لَنْ تَرَانِي»</div><p>(Certainly she will not see me.) and he recited Qur'an through which he was protected from her:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا </div><p>(And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil). She came and found Abu Bakr, but she did not see the Prophet . She said, `O Abu Bakr, I have heard that your companion is lampooning me.' Abu Bakr said, `No, by the Lord of this House the Ka`bah, he is not lampooning you.' Then she went away, saying, `The Quraysh know that I am the daughter of their master."'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً</div><p>(And We have put coverings over their hearts,) Akinnah (coverings) is the plural of Kinan, which covers the heart.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ</div><p>(lest they should understand it,) means, lest they should understand the Qur'an.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا</div><p>(and in their ears deafness) something that will stop them from hearing the Qur'an in such a way that they will understand it and be guided by it.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى الْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُ</div><p>(And when you make mention of your Lord Alone in the Qur'an,) means, when you declare Allah to be One in your recitation, and say La Ilaha Illallah,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَّوْاْ</div><p>(they turn) means they turn away</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">عَلَى أَدْبَـرِهِمْ نُفُوراً</div><p>(on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislike.) As Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ</div><p>(And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allah).) 39:45 z</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى الْقُرْءَانِ</div><p>(And when you make mention of your Lord Alone in the Qur'an,) Commenting on this Ayah, Qatadah said that when the Muslims said La Ilaha Illallah, the idolators disliked this and found it intolerable. Iblis and his troops hated it, but Allah insisted on supporting it so that it would prevail over those who opposed it. Whoever uses it against his opponent will prevail, and whoever fights for it will be victorious. Only the Muslims of the Arabian Peninsula, which can be traversed by a rider in a few nights, knew it and accepted it, out of all mankind.</p>
The Veil over the Hearts of the IdolatorsAllah says to His Messenger Muhammad : `When you recite Qur'an to these idolators, We put an invisible veil between you and them.' Qatadah and Ibn Zayd said, "It is coverings over their hearts," as Allah says:وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِى أَكِنَّةٍ مِمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَفِى ءَاذانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ(And they say: "Our hearts are under coverings (screened) from that to which you invite us; and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a screen) meaning, there is something that is stopping and preventing your words from reaching us.حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا(an invisible veil.) meaning something which covers, or that cannot be seen, so there is a barrier between them and guidance. This is the interpretation that Ibn Jarir (may Allah have mercy on him) thought was correct. Al-Hafiz Abu Ya`la Al-Mawusili recorded that Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "When the Ayah,تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) (111:1) was revealed, the one-eyed woman Umm Jamil the wife of Abu Lahab came with a stone pestle in her hand, screaming, `What was sent to us is somebody blameworthy, or, we reject somebody blameworthy Abu Musa - one of the narrators - said, it is I who am not sure what was said; we shun his religion and disobey whatever he commands!' The Messenger of Allah was sitting with Abu Bakr by his side. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, `This woman has come and I am afraid she will see you.' The Prophet said,«إِنَّهَا لَنْ تَرَانِي»(Certainly she will not see me.) and he recited Qur'an through which he was protected from her:وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا (And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil). She came and found Abu Bakr, but she did not see the Prophet . She said, `O Abu Bakr, I have heard that your companion is lampooning me.' Abu Bakr said, `No, by the Lord of this House the Ka`bah, he is not lampooning you.' Then she went away, saying, `The Quraysh know that I am the daughter of their master."'وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً(And We have put coverings over their hearts,) Akinnah (coverings) is the plural of Kinan, which covers the heart.أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ(lest they should understand it,) means, lest they should understand the Qur'an.وَفِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا(and in their ears deafness) something that will stop them from hearing the Qur'an in such a way that they will understand it and be guided by it.وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى الْقُرْءَانِ وَحْدَهُ(And when you make mention of your Lord Alone in the Qur'an,) means, when you declare Allah to be One in your recitation, and say La Ilaha Illallah,وَلَّوْاْ(they turn) means they turn awayعَلَى أَدْبَـرِهِمْ نُفُوراً(on their backs, fleeing in extreme dislike.) As Allah says:وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ(And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the Oneness of Allah).) 39:45 zوَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى الْقُرْءَانِ(And when you make mention of your Lord Alone in the Qur'an,) Commenting on this Ayah, Qatadah said that when the Muslims said La Ilaha Illallah, the idolators disliked this and found it intolerable. Iblis and his troops hated it, but Allah insisted on supporting it so that it would prevail over those who opposed it. Whoever uses it against his opponent will prevail, and whoever fights for it will be victorious. Only the Muslims of the Arabian Peninsula, which can be traversed by a rider in a few nights, knew it and accepted it, out of all mankind.