سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 38
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it?" Say: "Bring then a Sûrah (chapter) like unto it, and call upon whomsoever you can besides Allâh, if you are truthful!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
(do) they say
ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ
if'tarāhu
He has invented it
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
Then bring
بِسُورَةٍۢ
bisūratin
a Surah
مِّثْلِهِۦ
mith'lihi
like it
وَٱدْعُوا۟
wa-id'ʿū
and call
مَنِ
mani
whoever
ٱسْتَطَعْتُم
is'taṭaʿtum
you can
مِّن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
dūni
besides Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
besides Allah
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you are
صَـٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
truthful
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.
38. 1. Even after all these facts and arguments, if your claim is that this Qur'an is fabricated by Muhammad, then he is also a human like you, his language is also Arabic like yours, he is just one person. If you are truthful in your claim, then gather all the writers, eloquent speakers, and people of knowledge and pen from all over the world and present even the smallest surah like one from it. This challenge of the Noble Qur'an remains to this day, and no answer has been given. The clear meaning of this is that this Qur'an is not the result of any human effort, but in reality, it is the word of Allah and has been revealed to Muhammad ﷺ.
