سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ

Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 38

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أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ ﴿38﴾
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!"
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 al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.