Tafsir
Tafsir of Al-Hijr 14
وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Hafiz Ibn Kathir · English· Passage 14–15
The Stubborn Disbelievers will never believe, no matter what Signs and Wonders They see
Allah explains the extent of their disbelief and stubborn resistance to the truth by stating that even if a door to heaven were to be opened for them, and they were to be taken up through it, they would still not believe. Rather, they would say:
إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَـرُنَا
(Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled.) Mujahid, Ibn Kathir and Ad-Dahhak said, "this means our vision has been blocked." Qatadah narrated that Ibn `Abbas said, "this means our eyesight has been taken away." Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "this means we were confused and put under a spell."
سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَـرُنَا
(Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled.) Ibn Zayd said: "The one who is dazzled lit. intoxicated is the one who cannot reason."
Tafsir text: quran.com and the House of Islam API. · Al-Hijr 15:14–15