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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
88. Say, "If all mankind and jinn were to come together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to help one another [108]."
[108] This challenge is also mentioned earlier in Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 23 and 24; Surah Yunus, verses 37 and 38; and Surah Hud, verses 13 and 14.
[108] This challenge is also mentioned earlier in Surah Al-Baqarah, verses 23 and 24; Surah Yunus, verses 37 and 38; and Surah Hud, verses 13 and 14.
