Transliteration:( Bal huwa aayaatum baiyinaatun fee sudooril lazeena ootul 'ilm; wa maa yajhadu bi aayaatinaa illaz zaalimoon )
"Rather, it is clear signs in the hearts of those who have been given knowledge. And none denies Our signs but the unjust."
This verse highlights that the true bright signs — the proofs of prophethood and divine truth — reside safely within the hearts of the learned, specifically the People of the Book who had prior knowledge about the Prophet ﷺ. Additionally, the Holy Qur’an itself is a radiant sign preserved within the hearts of the scholars (Ulama) and memorizers (Huffaz) until the Day of Judgment.
No other book matches the status and grandeur of the Qur’an (as noted in Tafseer Khazainul Irfaan).
Two important points arise from this:
The Ulama and Huffaz hold a distinguished status because they carry the treasures of the Qur’an within their hearts. If the physical pages bearing Qur’anic verses are considered sacred and protected from impurity, then the hearts preserving these verses are infinitely more sacred and shielded from the influence of the impure devil (by Allah’s will).
The Qur’an’s preservation is guaranteed in hearts; while paper and manuscripts may be subject to alteration or damage, the divine text preserved in faithful hearts remains free from distortion.
Only the unjust—those who exceed limits in disbelief and rebellion, such as the disbelievers of Makkah—deny these clear signs. Their denial is not due to lack of evidence but stems from injustice and rebellion against Allah.
The tafsir of Surah Ankabut verse 49 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ankabut ayat 47 which provides the complete commentary from verse 47 through 49.
(29:49) But it is a set of Clear Signs in the hearts of those who have been endowed with knowledge.[89] None except the utterly unjust will deny Our Signs.
89. That is, the presentation of a Book like the Quran by an unlettered person, and the manifestation by him, all of a sudden, of extraordinary qualities of character while nobody ever noticed him making any preparation for these previously, are in fact the clearest signs which serve as pointers to his prophethood for those who are possessed of knowledge and wisdom.” If one reviews the life-story of any great historical personage, one can always discover the factors in his environment, which molded his personality and prepared him for the excellences and qualities that emanated from him in life. There always exists a clear relationship between his environment and the component aspects of his personality. But no source whatever can be discovered in his environment of the wonderful qualities and excellences that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) displayed. In his case, neither in the contemporary Arab society nor in the society of the neighboring countries with which Arabia had any relations can one discover those factors which could have any remote relationship with the component aspects of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) personality. This is the reality on the basis of which it has been asserted here that the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) personality is not one sign but a collection of many clear signs. An ignorant person may not see any of these signs but those who are possessed of knowledge have become convinced in their hearts by seeing these signs that he is most certainly a true Prophet of Allah.
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