Al-Furqaan • EN-TAFSIR-IBN-ABBAS
﴿ أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا ﴾
“Or dost thou think that most of them listen [to thy message] and use their reason? Nay, they are but like cattle - nay, they are even less conscious of the right way!”
(Or deemest thou) O Muhammad (that most of them hear) the Truth (or understand) such Truth when they listen to your words? (They are) in relation to understanding the Truth (but as the cattle) which know nothing but eating and drinking; they are with regard to the Truth like this, (nay, but they are farther astray) from proof and Religion! Because the cattle have no ability to understand proofs.