Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Nooh, Ayah 7
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(And lo! Whenever I call unto them) to repentance and belief in Allah's divine Oneness (that Thou mayst pardon them) through their repentance and faith in Allah's divine Oneness (they thrust their fingers in their ears) so as not to hear my words and invitation (and cover themselves with their garments) and cover their heads with their garments so that they do not hear my voice or see me (and persist (in their refusal)) and they remain firm in their disbelief and worship of idols; it is also said that they all shouted in unison: �O Noah! We will not believe in you�, (and magnify themselves in pride) and feel too proud to accept faith or repent, because of their arrogance.
Related Hadiths
“I was with Ibn Umar, and he heard the sound of a drum, so he put his fingers in his ears and turned away. He did that three times, then he said: “This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah do.' ”
He wiped his ears inside and outside. Hisham adds: He inserted his fingers in the ear-holes.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And indeed whenever I summoned them so that You might forgive them they put their fingers in their ears in order not to hear what I say and draw their cloaks over themselves they cover their heads with them in order not to catch sight of me and they persist in their disbelief and act in great arrogance disdaining faith.