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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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.
(Ayah 88){قُلْ لَّىِٕنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْاِنْسُ وَ الْجِنُّ …:} In this verse, there is a challenge to produce something like the entire Quran; in Surah Hud (13), the challenge is for ten surahs, in Baqarah (23) and Yunus (38) for one surah, and in Surah Tur (34) for even some of its parts. However, the miracle of the Quran is that neither the disbelievers of that time could respond to it, nor will anyone be able to answer it until the Day of Judgment. Here, the jinn have also been included along with humans, because the disbelievers used to accuse that some jinn would inspire him (Muhammad, peace be upon him), and they also considered the jinn to be superior to themselves and knowers of the unseen.
