Lesson 3: Al Baqara: A 6-7

Ayah 6-7

Tafseer:

6. Indeed, those who disbelieve – it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them – they will not believe.

These are the 2^nd group of people from Surah Al Fatiha – those who earned Allah’s anger.

They are those who disbelieve in everything that Prophet (saw) brought. They don’t believe in Allah nor the Day of Judgment.

It is same for them whether you warn them or not warn them about the end, it will not make any difference to them. They won’t believe. Guidance is in hands of Allah.

7. Allāh has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.

Allah has set a seal upon their hearts; hence they are not able to get the guidance. Also has seal over their hearing, they can’t hear when Quran is being recited, also their eyes has a covering, they can’t see the signs hence they can’t reflect.

Consequently they’ll get a great punishment, in its intensity and its time.

This message is for the polytheists in Makkah, the Jews in Madina and after that everyone. Knowledge came to them yet they disbelieved.

Prophet (saw)’s character was a proof that he was a real prophet. Yet they were not able to recognize.

Heart is like a machine, if we stop using it. It will become rusty and stop working. The kaafir stop using their faculties.

Allah has sealed their hearts because of their actions. They do not want guidance themselves

[Surah Saff: 5] – “... And when they deviated, Allāh caused their hearts to deviate. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.”

This is the result of their actions, Allah has given these faculties (of hearing, seeing and reflecting) but as revenge due to His anger He has taken away these faculties from them.

[Jasiya: 23] - Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allāh has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allāh? Then will you not be reminded?

Accept this message to show gratitude that you recieved it.

Kinds of Kufr:

1) Major disbelieve – anyone who does this is taken out from the fold of Islam

· Kufr of rejection/ denial. Person disbelieves in Allah and then His messengers and books

· Kufr due to arrogance. Know this is the truth but he refuses.

· Kufr due to doubt and suspicion

· Kufr of turning away

· Kufr of hypocrisy

2) Minor disbelieve – doesn’t take one out of fold of Islam

· Kufr of ingratitude

[Hadith] - "Whoever has three things discovers the sweetness of Iman: that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than all else, that he love another only for the sake of Allah Most High, and that he hate to return to kufr (disbelief) as he would hate to be thrown into fire." [Bukhari & Muslim]