Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Al-A'raf 7:198

Surah Al-A'raf 7:198

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ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ

And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.

وإن تدعوهم إلى الهدى ﻻ يسمعوا إن تدعوهم ﻻ يسمعوا دعاءكم وتراهم ينظرون إليك وهم ﻻ يبصرون

and you will see them looking at you, yet they see not. meaning, they have eyes that stare as if they see, although they are solid. Therefore, the Ayah treated them as if they had a mind (saying, Tarahum, instead of Taraha), since they are made in the shape of humans with eyes drawn on them

Tafsir of Al-A'raf 7:198

Tafsir Ibn Kathir