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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 118

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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَآ ءَايَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَـٰبَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿118﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

And those who have no knowledge say: "Why does not Allâh speak to us (face to face) or why does not a sign come to us?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the signs for people who believe with certainty.

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

وَقَالَ waqāla And said
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
لَا lā (do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
لَوْلَا lawlā Why not
يُكَلِّمُنَا yukallimunā speaks to us
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
أَوْ aw or
تَأْتِينَآ tatīnā comes to us
ءَايَةٌۭ ۗ āyatun a sign
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Like that
قَالَ qāla said
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those
مِن min from
قَبْلِهِم qablihim before them
مِّثْلَ mith'la similar
قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ qawlihim their saying
تَشَـٰبَهَتْ tashābahat Became alike
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ qulūbuhum their hearts
قَدْ qad Indeed
بَيَّنَّا bayyannā We have made clear
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ l-āyāti the signs
لِقَوْمٍۢ liqawmin for people
يُوقِنُونَ yūqinūna (who) firmly believe

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(Ayah 118) By this are meant the disbelievers of Arabia who, like the people before them, that is, the Jews and Christians, made similar demands. See also Surah Bani Isra'il (90 to 93), Al-Furqan (21), and Surah Al-Muddathir (52) { ”تَشَابَهَتْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ“ } meaning all of their thinking is alike, and it is stated that the truthfulness of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is clear from the Noble Qur'an; if these people were people of certainty, these proofs would have been sufficient. (Al-Manar)

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118. 1. This refers to the polytheists of Arabia who, like the Jews, demanded why Allah does not speak to us directly, or why He does not show us a great sign? Upon seeing which, we would become Muslims, as has been mentioned in (وَقَالُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّٰى تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاَرْضِ يَنْۢبُوْعًا 90 ۝ ۙ اَوْ تَكُوْنَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌ مِّنْ نَّخِيْلٍ وَّعِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ الْاَنْهٰرَ خِلٰلَهَا تَفْجِيْرًا 91 ۝ ۙ اَوْ تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاۗءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا اَوْ تَاْتِيَ باللّٰهِ وَالْمَلٰۗىِٕكَةِ قَبِيْلًا 92 ۝ ۙ اَوْ يَكُوْنَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّنْ زُخْرُفٍ اَوْ تَرْقٰى فِي السَّمَاۗءِ ۭ وَلَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتّٰى تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهٗ ۭ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيْ هَلْ كُنْتُ اِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا 93؀ۧ), 93 17:90, and also in other places.

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118. The ignorant say, "Why does Allah not speak to us, or why does a sign [139] not come to us?" Those before them said similar things. Their hearts [140] are alike. We have certainly made the signs clear for people who have certainty [141].

[139] That is, such demands are made by ignorant people, that Allah Almighty Himself should come to us and tell us that this is truly My Messenger, or show us such a clear sign or miracle that we become certain. Only then can we believe. All these are ignorant statements, and most of them are impossible to fulfill. People before also made such demands, and even today ignorant people make similar demands.
[140] That is, in terms of temperament, there is no difference between the misguided people of earlier times and these misguided people. Such ignorant people continue to present the same kinds of objections and demands.
[141] And for those who wish to believe, there is no shortage of Our signs. With every single verse, their faith becomes stronger and stronger, and as for those who insist on disbelief, no sign is visible to them.
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