“Among them are some who look at you. But can you guide the blind, even though they cannot see? * Indeed, Allah does not wrong people in the least; rather, it is people who wrong themselves.”

He then mentioned that the second avenue was closed to them: the avenue of observation. He said: “Among them are some who look at you.” Yet neither looking at you nor carefully examining your condition benefits them in any way. Just as you cannot guide the blind when they cannot see, neither can you guide these people.

Since their intellects, hearing, and sight—the avenues leading to knowledge and an understanding of realities—have become corrupt, what avenue remains by which they may reach the truth?

His words in the verse, “Among them are some who look at you,” indicate that observing the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) person, way, character, deeds, and the message to which he calls is among the greatest proofs of his truthfulness and the soundness of what he brought. For a person of insight, this alone suffices in place of other proofs.

His words, “Indeed, Allah does not wrong people in the least,” mean that He neither adds to their evil deeds nor detracts from their good deeds.

“Rather, it is people who wrong themselves”: the truth comes to them, but they refuse to accept it. Allah then punishes them by sealing their hearts and placing a seal upon their hearing and sight.