سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ

Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 133

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وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿133﴾
They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign (proof) from his Lord?" Has there not come to them the proof of that which is (written) in the former papers [Scriptures, i.e. the Taurât (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم]?
وَقَالُوا۟ waqālū And they say
لَوْلَا lawlā Why not
يَأْتِينَا yatīnā he brings us
بِـَٔايَةٍۢ biāyatin a sign
مِّن min from
رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ rabbihi his Lord
أَوَلَمْ awalam Has not
تَأْتِهِم tatihim come to them
بَيِّنَةُ bayyinatu evidence
مَا (of) what
فِى (was) in
ٱلصُّحُفِ l-ṣuḥufi the Scriptures
ٱلْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā the former

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(Ayah 133){ وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَا يَاْتِيْنَا … :} The disbelievers used to say that if Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a prophet, then why does he not present any sign of his truthfulness like the previous prophets? It is said, what greater proof of your truthfulness can there be than the fact that the previous heavenly books are giving news of your coming. Surely, this news is known to the People of the Book and has reached the disbelievers of Makkah through them. For details of your (peace be upon him) honorable mention in the previous books, see Surah Al-A'raf (157), Al-Fath (29), and As-Saff (6).

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133. 1. That is, a sign according to their wish, like the she-camel that was manifested for Thamud.

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133. The disbelievers say, "Why does no sign come to us from his Lord?" Has not a clear proof already come to them in the previous scriptures [101]?

[101]
The Completion of Proof Upon the People of Makkah Through Your ﷺ Prophethood:

One meaning of this is that in the previous scriptures and heavenly books, there were signs and glad tidings of your coming, and some fair-minded people had openly acknowledged that this is indeed the same Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ whose glad tidings were given in the earlier books. The second meaning is that after receiving such a clear miracle as the Quran, what other sign do they want? And the Quran is such a book that it safeguards the essential subjects of the previous books and is also a proof and witness to their truthfulness.