Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 14
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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The Consequences of Not Being Able to Respond to the Challenge:
When the Quraysh of Makkah, even after joining together and making every possible effort, could not present a surah like it in response to this challenge, the following results are obtained:
1. This Quran is not authored by any human (i.e., the Messenger of Allah ﷺ), because it contains such matters that no one except Allah can know. For example, prophecies and detailed accounts of resurrection and gathering; if it were authored by a human, how could you be incapable of producing something like it?
2. Since all of you together could not even produce a single surah like it, this is exactly what a miracle means—then what other miracle do you seek, and why do you seek it?
3. If this is not the speech of a human, then it is inevitably revealed from Allah, and this is also proof of his Prophethood and of the existence of Allah, the Exalted.
4. In Surah Al-Baqarah, it is also said that to accept this challenge, seek the help of your deities as well; perhaps they will empower you enough to present such speech. Then, when they did not come to your aid in this time of need, when will they ever help you? In this way, the invalidity of these deities became evident by itself, and it also became clear that the source of the revelation of these verses is the vast knowledge of Allah, before which nothing can stand.
[18] That is, even after such clear proofs, what else are you waiting for to become Muslim and obedient to Allah?
