سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 7
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَـٰبًا فِى قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And even if We had sent down unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) a Message written on paper so that they could touch it with their hands, the disbelievers would have said: "This is nothing but obvious magic!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And (even) if
نَزَّلْنَا
nazzalnā
We (had) sent down
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
to you
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a written Scripture
فِى
fī
in
قِرْطَاسٍۢ
qir'ṭāsin
a parchment
فَلَمَسُوهُ
falamasūhu
and they touched it
بِأَيْدِيهِمْ
bi-aydīhim
with their hands
لَقَالَ
laqāla
surely (would) have said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّا
illā
but
سِحْرٌۭ
siḥ'run
magic
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
clear
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 7) {وَ لَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتٰبًا …:} Now mention is made of those people who used to reject the miracles of the prophets by giving some twisted interpretations. (Razi) In this verse, one of the demands presented by the disbelievers of Makkah to deny the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is answered (Bani Isra'il: 93): "We will not believe in your ascension to the sky until you bring down to us a book that we can read ourselves." These people are so firm in their rebellious and disbelieving ways that even if We had sent down to them a written book from the sky, which they could touch with their own hands and clearly realize that it is not some imaginary or illusionary thing, but a reality, even then they would have called it clear magic. So, if these unfortunate ones call the Qur'an magic, what is surprising about that? (Qurtubi) Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "For the one who is not destined for guidance, his doubts are never removed." (Muwaddih) See also Surah Al-Hijr (14, 15) and At-Tur (44).
