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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Baqarah 2:20

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يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

يقارب البرق -من شدة لمعانه- أن يسلب أبصارهم، ومع ذلك فكلَّما أضاء لهم مشَوْا في ضوئه، وإذا ذهب أظلم الطريق عليهم فيقفون في أماكنهم. ولولا إمهال الله لهم لسلب سمعهم وأبصارهم، وهو قادر على ذلك في كل وقتٍ، إنه على كل شيء قدير.

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