وَإِذَا
قَرَأۡتَ
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
جَعَلۡنَا
بَيۡنَكَ
وَبَيۡنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
حِجَابٗا
مَّسۡتُورٗا
٤٥
When you ˹O Prophet˺ recite the Quran, We put a hidden barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And when you recite the Qur’ān, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.1
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Veil over the Hearts of the Idolators
Allah says to His Messenger Muhammad : `When you recite Qur'an to these idolators, We put an invisible veil between you and them.' Qatadah and Ibn Zayd said, "It is coverings over their hearts," as Allah says:
وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا فِى أَكِنَّةٍ مِمَّا تَدْعُو
…The Veil over the Hearts of the Idolators
Allah says to His Messenger Muhammad : `When you recite Qur'an to these idolators, We put an invisible veil b
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