What does Quran 47:24 mean?

Quran 47:24 (Surah Muhammad, Ayah 24) translates to: "Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 47:24 from?

This ayah is from Surah Muhammad (Muhammad), the 47th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 47:24?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 47:24?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 47:24 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Guidance, Spiritual Awareness, Divine Revelation, Prophethood, Disbelief.

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Ayah 25

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَٰرِهِم م...

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَآ

Afalaa yatadabbaroonal Qur-aana am 'alaa quloobin aqfaaluhaa

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?

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Do they not contemplate the Qur’ān? and so recognise the truth. Or am here is like bal ‘nay but’ is it that there are locks on their hearts? so they are unable to comprehend it.

“Lest they become as those who received the Scripture before, and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened? And many of them were rebellious.”

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