2.20. The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight Lo! Allah is Able to do all things. (Pickthall)
2.20. Fast nimmt der Blitz ihre Blicke, jedesmal wenn er für sie leuchtet, schreiten sie darin los, und wenn es finster wird über ihnen, stehen sie still, und wenn Allah wollte, bestimmt würde Er mit ihrem Hören und ihren Blicken davongehen, Allah ist ja zu allem imstande. (Ahmad v. Denffer)
2.20. Der Blitz reißt ihnen beinahe das Augenlicht fort. Jedesmal, wenn er ihnen Helligkeit verbreitet, gehen sie darin. Und wenn es finster um sie wird, bleiben sie stehen. Wenn Allah wollte, nähme Er ihnen wahrlich Gehör und Augenlicht. Allah hat zu allem die Macht. (Bubenheim)
2.20. Der Blitz nimmt ihnen fast das Augenlicht. Wenn er aufleuchtet, gehen sie ein paar Schritte, und wenn es dunkel um sie ist, stehen sie hilflos da. Wenn Gott wollte, würde Er ihnen Gehör und Augenlicht nehmen. Gottes Allmacht umfasst alles.
(Azhar)
2.20. Beinahe raubte ihnen der Blitzstrahl ihr Augenlicht. Immer wieder, wenn er ihnen aufleuchtete, gingen sie darin, und wenn er über ihnen finster wurde, erstarrten sie. Und wenn ALLAH es wollte, hätte ER ihnen ihr Gehör und ihr Augenlicht weggenommen. Gewiß, ALLAH ist über alles allmächtig. (Zaidan)
2.20. Der Biltz raubt ihnen beinahe das Gesicht. Sooft er ihnen hell macht, gehen sie darin. Und wenn er es (wieder) dunkel über ihnen werden läßt, bleiben sie stehen. Wenn Allah wollte, würde er ihnen das Gehör und Gesicht (ganz) nehmen. Allah hat zu allem die Macht. (Paret)
2.20. Der Blitz raubt ihnen beinahe ihr Augenlicht: Sooft er ihnen Licht gibt, gehen sie darin voran, und wenn es dunkel um sie wird, so bleiben sie stehen. Und wenn Allah wollte, hätte Er ihnen gewiß Gehör und Augenlicht genommen. Wahrlich, Allah ist über alle Dinge Mächtig. (Rasul)
Tafsir von Maududi für die Ayaat 17 bis 20
Their condition may be described in a parable: a man kindled a fire and when it illuminated all around him, Allah took away the light from their eyes and left them in utter darkness, where they could not see anything. ( 16 ) They are deaf; they are dumb; they are blind ( 17 ) so they will not return (to the right way). Or (still another parable may be cited to depict their condition): heavy rain is falling from the sky, accompanied by pitch darkness, thunder and lightning. When they hear the thunderclap, they thrust their fingers into their ears for fear of death, but Allah is encircling the disbelievers on all sides. ( 18 ) The lightning terrifies them as if it were going to snatch away their eyesight from them. When they see light, they move on a little further and When it becomes dark for them, they stand still ( 19 ) . Had Allah so willed, He could have deprived them totally of their hearing ( 20 ) and their sight. Most surely Allah has power over everything.
Desc No: 16 The parable means that when a person, Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him), spread the light of Truth that discriminated right from wrong and virtue from vice, those who used their faculties properly began to distinguish between these things. But the hypocrites, who were blinded by self-interest, could not see the right path even with the help of this light. "Allah took away the light from their eyes" should not cause one the misunderstanding that the responsibility of not seeing the truth did not lie on them. Allah deprives of the sight only him who is not himself a seeker after truth, who chooses error for himself instead of guidance, who shuts his eyes to the truth. When they themselves turned away from the light of truth and chose to wander only in the darkness of falsehood, Allah also let them go astray.
Desc No: 17 "Deaf" to hear the Truth, "dumb" to speak the Truth and "blind" to see the Truth.
Desc No: 18 By thrusting their fingers into their ears, they delude themselves for a while that they have escaped destruction. But they cannot, in fact, save themselves because Allah, with all His powers, is encircling them on all sides.
Desc No: 19 The first parable depicts those hypocrites who in their inmost hearts did not believe in Islam at all, but had become 'Muslims' for the sake of self-interest or expediency. The second parable gives a description of those hypocrites who were suffering from doubt, suspicion and lack of faith. Though they were not wholly unbelievers, they practised Islam only to the extent which might not involve them in trouble. In this parable rainfall stands for Islam which came as a blessing to humanity; pitch darkness, thunder and lightning stand for the impending obstacles, the threatening dangers and the glaring difficulties which were being experienced on account of the strong resistance from the opponents of Islam. When the situation eased a little, they began to move onward on the path of Islam, but when the clouds of difficulties began to appear, or when they were given such commands as were against their self-interest or their superstitious beliefs and prejudices, they again stood still in sheer perplexity.
Desc No: 20 That is, Allah could, if He so willed, totally deprive these hypocrites also of the power to see the Truth just as He deprived the hypocrites described in the tirst parable. But Allah does not do so because it is His will to give them respite to see the Truth and hear the Truth to the extent they want to see and hear it. That is why He left them with only as much power as they made use of in seeing and hearing the Truth.
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