In the second example too, it is the darkness of night, but the source of light, instead of continuous fire, is the intermittent lighting that precedes a thunder when there is a rainstorm Due to the horrifying sound of the thunderclaps, the hypocrites place their fingers in their ears fearing death, as if not hearing the sound of the thunderclaps would save them from death. The point that is stressed here is that if one avoids to listen to the message or the messenger (PBH) of Allah by placing his fingers in his ears and thereby pleads ignorance, then this type of ignorance of the religious laws cannot save him from the punishment in hell, because Allah (SWT) knows everything going on in the hearts of all human beings (Chapter 27: Verses 73-74), besides He encompasses everything (Chapter 2: Verse 126) including the infidels (Chapter 2: Verse 19). The hypocrites too are infidels in the sense that, they too like the infidels do not have belief residing in their hearts, the only difference is that the hypocrites act like Muslims and the infidels do not, the light of the message and the messenger (PBH) of Allah is so strong that if anyone confronts it, it would almost snatch away his eye sight. The quality of this light is such that one can walk aright towards paradise only when it shines in his life and when it does not shine then he is forced to stand still, in a state of stagnation. The hypocrites and the infidels do not give importance to this internal light of the message and the messenger (PBH) of Allah. Therefore, He warns them that if He wills He can make them physically deaf and blind making their lives in this world miserable and thereby makethem realize that if they become deaf and blind to His message and messenger (PBH) their lives in the hereafter will become miserable because He is all powerful to teach them a lesson.