سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 88
قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا ﴿88﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "If the mankind and the jinn were together to produce the like of this Qur’ân, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّئِنِ
la-ini
If
ٱجْتَمَعَتِ
ij'tamaʿati
gathered
ٱلْإِنسُ
l-insu
the mankind
وَٱلْجِنُّ
wal-jinu
and the jinn
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
to
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتُوا۟
yatū
bring
بِمِثْلِ
bimith'li
the like
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
(of) this
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ
l-qur'āni
Quran
لَا
lā
not
يَأْتُونَ
yatūna
they (could) bring
بِمِثْلِهِۦ
bimith'lihi
the like of it
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kāna
were
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
لِبَعْضٍۢ
libaʿḍin
to some others
ظَهِيرًۭا
ẓahīran
assistants
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.
88. 1. This challenge regarding the Noble Quran has already appeared in several places before. This challenge remains unanswered to this day.
