Claims of the Word of God that It is True (L–42)
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And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. 23. |
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23. They are the source of the light of the sun. Wad-'uu shuha-daa- 'akum- min- duuNillaahi 'in- kuntum saadi-qiin. |
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23. And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to
Our servant, then produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart
from God, if you are truthful. |
Nazzal-Naa – (We sent down, revealed). This word has been derived from tanziil, which means “to bring anything from upper to down”. Here it aims Holy Qur’an which was revealed to Muhammad ‘the Last Prophet’ (ﷺ) by God Almighty by means of Angel Gabriel (Peace be upon him).
Mis-lihii – (Like this), In this word, it has been indicated towards the both excellences of Holy Qur’an, ‘literal’ as well as ‘spiritual’. Its text is so easy that everybody can understand it easily. The meaning is discussed beautifully, entirely and clearly. Second big excellence of Holy Qur’an is that the way of living has been taught to every person ‘male’ and ‘female’. If an individual goes on this true path, he/she will be successful in this world and on the Day of Resurrection. If any infidel is in doubt that it is not the Word of God, it is a talk of any human being only, then he should try to bring any one surah like this, which has both excellences as mentioned above. If not so, then he should accept it that Holy Qur’an is really the Word of God. And certainly, nobody can make any such Book, if someone is doubtful and wishes, he may include the entire world in this work, he is free.
Shuha-daaa- ‘akum – (Your witnesses), this word is plural of shahiid, which means “informed, intelligent”. Here it aims “supporter in creation of any surah like Qur’an.
Second famous meaning of it is “any witness”. If here its meaning is taken as a witness, then it will be meant “Call those people to witness your claim, who verify you, that you have written the answer of this Surah.
In the previous verses, God commanded: We are the Creator of all human beings and We establish them. So He is the Worshipped only. It was necessary that by the proof of the prophet-hood of Muhammad (ﷺ) it must be proved, so that it may be clear to the human beings that the Holy Qur’an, which was bestowed to the Messenger, is the Word of God.
Due to this reason, after the
announcement of Oneness of God, the people were invited to accept the Messenger-hood.
And it was described to them that if they had any doubt in the truth of
Prophet, and they presume that Holy Qur’an is not the Speech
of God (we seek refuge in God)
then they must produce and show any word like this. The entire nations and
their scholars who oppose Islam, tried their best to do so, but they could
neither do so and nor they would be able to do so in future.
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