سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 13
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِعَشْرِ سُوَرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ مُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or they say, "He (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) forged it (the Qur’an)." Say: "Bring you then ten forged Sûrahs (chapters) like unto it, and call whomsoever you can, other than Allâh (to your help), if you speak the truth!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
افْتَرَاهُ ۖ
if'tarāhu
He has fabricated it
قُلْ
qul
Say
فَأْتُوا۟
fatū
Then bring
بِعَشْرِ
biʿashri
ten
سُوَرٍۢ
suwarin
Surahs
مِّثْلِهِۦ
mith'lihi
like it
مُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍۢ
muf'tarayātin
fabricated
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.
13. 1. Imam Ibn Kathir writes that first Allah Almighty issued a challenge that if you are truthful in your claim that this Quran is made by Muhammad ﷺ, then bring forth something similar to it, and seek help from whomever you wish, but you will never be able to do so. It is said: "قُلْ لَّىِٕنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلٰٓي اَنْ يَّاْتُوْا بِمِثْلِ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لَا يَاْتُوْنَ بِمِثْلِهٖ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيْرًا" (17:88) (Say: If all mankind and the jinn were to gather together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another.) After this, Allah Almighty issued the challenge that if you cannot produce the whole Quran, then bring forth ten surahs like it, as is mentioned at this place. Then, thirdly, the challenge was given that at least bring forth one surah, as is stated in Surah Yunus, verse 39, and at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, for the verse under discussion in Surah Yunus). And on this basis, the final challenge could be that just bring forth a single statement like it: "فَلْيَاْتُوْا بِحَدِيْثٍ مِّثْلِهٖٓ اِنْ كَانُوْا صٰدِقِيْنَ 34ۭ" (52:34) (Let them then produce a statement like it, if they are truthful.) However, the order of revelation does not support this sequence of challenges. And Allah knows best what is correct.
