The parable of disbelievers
Quran 2: 171, which means
The likeness of those who disbelieve a is as the likeness of one b who cries at that which does not hear: nothing but calling and crying c
[That is because they are] deaf d, dumb e, blind f and they do not understand g
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a with their stubbornness and abstention from believing
b He was Prophet Abraham – salam be to him – and that was when he gave food to the idols and said: (
"Would you eat [of this food]!? What ails you that you are not speaking!?" Then he turned, beating them with [his] right hand. And [his people] came along toward him, rebuking.) as in the Quran 37: 91-94
The meaning: God – be glorified – says: your likeness, O Mohammed, with these disbelievers and your speaking to them is like Abraham and his crying at the idols which neither heard nor understood; so similarly the
disbelievers do not hear your words because of their stubbornness and pride.
c i.e. your speaking, O Mohammed, to these idolaters is nothing but only a crying and shouting that went with the wind …
d to listen to the truth
e to utter the truth
f to look to the signs and proofs
g Because they blindly follow others, and the blind follower does not use his mind and reason
Comment: The meaning and implication of this aya, and who is (the one who cries at that which does not hear) remained unknown to people, and they did not understand the exact meaning (other than the implication in general), till Abu abd-Allah came and interpreted it and explained that the one who cried was Prophet Abraham who cried at the idols, which did not see, hear or understand his words, which went with the wind
So your talking, O Mohammed, with these disbelievers is useless and in fact it is like the talking of Abraham with the idols
The interpretation is by Mohammed-Ali Hassan Al-Hilly
The Quran Intepretation - pdf