Islam Guidance

verse71

(71) وَحَسِبُواْ أَلاَّ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ فَعَمُواْ وَصَمُّواْ ثُمَّ تَابَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ عَمُواْ وَصَمُّواْ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَاللّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

71. " And (the Jews) they imagined that there would be no affliction, so they became blind and deaf (unto the Truth); them Allah turned to them mercifully; but again many of them became blind and deaf; and Allah sees what they do."

Commentary:
In this verse, the vain pride of the Jews is referred to, with those plenty treacheries and violences that they had. The verse says:
" And (the Jews) they imagined that there would be no affliction, ..."
As this meaning has been pointed out in other verses, the Jews considered themselves a superior race, and they remarked that they were the Children of Allah. Finally, this dangerous pride and self-admiration, like a curtain, covered them over their eyes and ears. So, as a result of it, they became blind for seeing the signs of Allah and, as a deaf, they did not hear the words of right. The verse says:
"... so they became blind and deaf (unto the Truth); ..."
But, when they saw some samples of the punishments of Allah, and felt the evil fate of their own deeds, they regreted. They, then, repented, because they realized that the divine threats were serious and that they were not a superior race. It was at that circumstance that Allah accepted their repentance. It says:
"...then Allah turned to them mercifully; ..."
But this recognition and regretfulness did not last long. They again begun to be disobedient, violent, obstinate and heedless to the right and justice. Therefore, the curtains of negligence, which is the result of committing sins, were put over their eyes and ears, so that they became blind again for seeing the signs of truth and deaf again for hearing the words of truth. This status enveloped many of them.
"...but again many of them became blind and deaf; ..."
And, at the end of the verse, the Qur'an, in a short but expressive phrase, implies that never Allah is heedless of their deeds and He sees all the things that they do. It says:
"... and Allah sees what they do."

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