Yunus, verse 38

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1. Or am
2. (do) they say yaqūlūna
3. He has invented it if'tarāhu
4. Say qul
5. Then bring fatū
6. a Surah bisūratin
7. like it mith'lihi
8. and call wa-id'ʿū
9. whoever mani
10. you can is'taṭaʿtum
11. besides Allah min
12. besides Allah dūni
13. besides Allah l-lahi
14. if in
15. you are kuntum
16. truthful ṣādiqīna

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 10:37.

The Qur'an is the True, Inimitable Word of Allah and It is a Miracle The Qur'an has a miraculous nature that cannot be imitated. No one can produce anything similar to the Qur'an, nor ten Surahs or even one Surah like it. The eloquence, clarity, precision and grace of the Qur'an cannot be but from Allah. The great and abundant principles and meanings within the Qur'an -- which are of great benefit in this world and for the Hereafter -- cannot be but from Allah. There is nothing like His High Self and Attributes or like His sayings and actions. Therefore His Words are not like the words of His…

• Verse 36 وَمَا يَتَّبِعُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ إِلَّا ظَنًّا ۚ إِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ Most of them follow nothing but assumptions, but assumptions can be of no value at all against the Truth: God is well aware of what they do.
• Verse 37 وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Nor could this Quran have been devised by anyone other than God. It is a confirmation of what was revealed before it and an explanation of the Scripture- let there be no doubt about it- it is from the Lord of the Worlds.
• Verse 38
• Verse 39 بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِمَا لَمْ يُحِيطُوا۟ بِعِلْمِهِۦ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِهِمْ تَأْوِيلُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ But they are denying what they cannot comprehend- its prophecy has yet to be fulfilled for them. In the same way, those before them refused to believe- see what was the end of those evildoers!
• Verse 40 وَمِنْهُم مَّن يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِۦ ۚ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ Some of them believe in it, and some do not: your Lord knows best those who cause corruption.

• قول qāf wāw lām
• فري fā rā yā
• اتي alif tā yā
• سور sīn wāw rā
• مثل mīm thā lām
• دعو dāl ʿayn wāw
• طوع ṭā wāw ʿayn
• دون dāl wāw nūn
• اله alif lām hā
• كون kāf wāw nūn
• صدق ṣād dāl qāf

• Challenge التحدي
• Innovation البدعة‎
• not fabricated

• Hud 11:13 · Same opening أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ مُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
• Hud 11:13 · Same ending أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ مُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
• Al-Baqarah 2:23 · Same ending وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

• مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ 71 places
• وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم 2 places
• مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ 70 places

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