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GOD OBSCURES THE COMPREHENSION OF DISBELIEVERS

of non-Qur'anic systems somehow cannot grasp God's clear
and easy religion, and fail to understand even the most
evident subjects therein.

Their being unable to grasp even the most evident facts is
a miracle in itself. By showing that they have such a serious
deficiency in understanding, God explains that some people
possess a different nature. On the other hand, this provides
evidence to the fact that all hearts, reason and
comprehension is in God's hands. God declares that He will
cover the hearts and comprehension of those who are seized
by feelings of grandeur, that is who do not submit to God.
The fact that they understand anything but the Qur'an
reveals that God has diverted them from His signs, and they
are debarred from the Qur'an because of their insincerity.
Some of the verses pertaining to this are:
When you recite the Qur'an, We place an obscuring
veil between you and those who do not believe in

the hereafter. We have placed covers on their hearts,
preventing them from understanding it, and
heaviness in their ears. When you mention your
Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn their backs and
run away. (Surat al-Isra': 45-46)
Some of them listen to you but We have placed
covers on their hearts, preventing them from
understanding it, and heaviness in their ears.
Though they see every Sign, they still have no faith,
so that when they come to you, disputing with you,
those who are disbelievers say, 'This is nothing but
the myths of previous peoples!' (Surat al-An'am: 25)
Who could do greater wrong than someone who is