Surah Fussilat Tafseer

وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَذَا الْقُرْانِ

And those who disbelieve say:"Listen not to this Qur'an..."

means, they advised one another not to pay heed to the Qur'an or obey its commands.

وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ

and make noise in the midst of its,

means, when it is recited, do not listen to it.

This was the view of Mujahid.

"And make noise in the midst of its (recitation)"

means whistling and trying to make the Messenger of Allah confused when he recited Qur'an, which is what the Quraysh did.

لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ

that you may overcome.

means, this is the practice of these ignorant disbelievers and those who follow in their footsteps, when they hear the Qur'an. Allah commanded us to be different from that, and said:

وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ الْقُرْءَانُ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

So, when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. (7:204)

Then Allah says