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Surah An-Naml, verse 80: meaning and tafsir
إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ ٨٠
You cannot make the dead[25] hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs retreating.
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[25] i.e., whose hearts have died due to their disbelief in Allah.
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80. O Messenger, you cannot make the dead whose hearts have died to their disbelief in Allah hear, nor can you make those who have lost their hearing hear what you are calling them towards when they return turning away from you.
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