Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and over their eyes is a veil; and for them is a great punishment.”

🔍 Detailed Explanation (Easy English)

This ayah continues talking about the stubborn disbelievers mentioned in Ayah 6.

1️⃣ “Allah has sealed their hearts”

The heart is where truth is accepted or rejected.

These people rejected guidance again and again.

Because of constant rejection, Allah allowed their hearts to be sealed.

📌 Important point: 👉 Allah does not seal hearts randomly.

👉 People first choose disbelief; sealing is the result, not the cause.

2️⃣ “And their hearing”

They can physically hear, but they don’t accept or reflect.

Advice reaches their ears but does not enter the heart.

3️⃣ “Over their eyes is a veil”

They see signs of truth all around them,

But they refuse to recognize them.

📌 Truth is visible, but arrogance blinds them.

4️⃣ “For them is a great punishment”

Because they knew the truth and rejected it.

The punishment is both:

Spiritual loss in this life

Severe punishment in the Hereafter

🎯 Core Message of Ayah 7

❌ Repeated rejection kills spiritual awareness

❌ Arrogance seals the heart

✔ Guidance must be accepted when it comes

📖 Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah 8

“And among the people are those who say, ‘We believe in Allah and the Last Day,’ but they are not believers.”

🔍 Detailed Explanation

This ayah introduces a third group of people in Surah Al-Baqarah:

🧩 The Three Groups So Far

True believers (Ayahs 1–5)

Open disbelievers (Ayahs 6–7)

Hypocrites (Munafiqeen) → starts from Ayah 8

1️⃣ “They say, ‘We believe’”

Faith is only on the tongue, not in the heart.

They claim Islam to:

Protect themselves

Gain benefits

Avoid criticism

2️⃣ “But they are not believers”

Allah clearly exposes them.

Real faith requires:

Belief in the heart

Words of the tongue

Actions that prove belief

📌 Saying “I believe” is not enough.