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wa-jaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim ʾakinnatan ʾan yafqahūhu wa-fī ʾādhānihim waqran wa-ʾidhā dhakarta rabbaka fī l-qurʾāni waḥdahū wallaw ʿalā ʾadbārihim nufūran
and We cast veils on their hearts, lest they should understand it, and a deafness into their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in the Quran, they turn their backs in aversion.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Isra’ – Verse 46
46. “And We have placed coverings on their hearts lest they should understand it (the Qur’an) and in their ears a heaviness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’an, they turn their backs in aversion.”
The Arabic term /’akinnah/ is the plural form of /kan an/ or /kann/, which signifies some means of covering. The Qur’anic term /waqr/ means ‘partial deafness’. We have verses similar to this one in other Suras as well! We have over a thousand times the term monotheism, reiterated in the Qur’an, though, it is unfortunate that the blind-hearted ones are deprive and are being at an unease when hearing those verses regarding monotheism. However, they are pleased to hear words of praise for paganism and absurd materials.
Nowadays, whenever the issue monotheism is discussed, some detest it, though they are being attracted to the remarks made by the Eastern or the Western agents. The Qur’an says:
“And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink, and when those besides Him are mentioned, lo! They are joyful.” 8
The blissful Qur’an has compared such escapist groups from the truth to the donkeys which flee from the lions.9 Certainly, a confined soul and a dead heart does not receive the true spirit of the knowledge and wisdom which are offered by the Qur’an, for hearing and simple understanding of the facts of the Qur’an is different from the understanding in depth of them and the ensuing pleasure which one obtains this way. The verse says:
“And We have placed coverings on their hearts lest they should understand it (the Qur’an) and in their ears a heaviness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’an, they turn their backs in aversion.”
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