وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Wa minhum mai yastami'oona iliak; afa anta tusmi'us summa wa law kaanoo la ya'qiloon
And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?
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10:42Ayah 1109
3 ayahs in Yunus are strongly about knowledge and reflection. This is one of them.
← Previous on Knowledge & reflection10:16Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it.Next on Knowledge & reflection →10:101Say, "Observe what is in the heavens and earth." But of no avail will be signs or warners to a people who do not believe
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And of them are some who listen to you when you recite the Qur’ān. But will you make the deaf to hear — He likens them the Meccan disbelievers to these the deaf because they are not able to benefit from what is recited to them — even though with their deafness they do not understand? even though they do not reflect?
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