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وَمِنْهُم مَن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَاَنتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لا يَعْقِلُونَ

42. “And (when you recite the Qur’an) some of them (pretend to) listen to you, but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they are without understanding?”

The Qur’an addresses the Prophet (S) and implies that when you are reading the Qur’an and teaching the Divine commandments, there are some people who listen to you but do not accept what you have to say and do not reflect upon them. And there are some people who look toward you and take your guidance, contemplating and paying more attention to the symbols of your appointment to prophecy, yet they do not testify them. The verse says:

“And (when you recite the Qur’an) some of them (pretend to) listen to you...”

Then the verse implies whether he is able to make himself be heard when he as faced with those who are deaf, especially, when in addition to being deaf reason does not prevail. For a deaf wise man may sometimes pay attention to reasoning. The verse continues saying:

“…but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they are without understanding?”