سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 133
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿133﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign (proof) from his Lord?" Has there not come to them the proof of that which is (written) in the former papers [Scriptures, i.e. the Taurât (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), about the coming of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم]?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why not
يَأْتِينَا
yatīnā
he brings us
بِـَٔايَةٍۢ
biāyatin
a sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ
rabbihi
his Lord
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Has not
تَأْتِهِم
tatihim
come to them
بَيِّنَةُ
bayyinatu
evidence
مَا
mā
(of) what
فِى
fī
(was) in
ٱلصُّحُفِ
l-ṣuḥufi
the Scriptures
ٱلْأُولَىٰ
l-ūlā
the former
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133. The disbelievers say, "Why does no sign come to us from his Lord?" Has not a clear proof already come to them in the previous scriptures [101]?
[101]
The Completion of Proof Upon the People of Makkah Through Your ﷺ Prophethood:
One meaning of this is that in the previous scriptures and heavenly books, there were signs and glad tidings of your coming, and some fair-minded people had openly acknowledged that this is indeed the same Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ whose glad tidings were given in the earlier books. The second meaning is that after receiving such a clear miracle as the Quran, what other sign do they want? And the Quran is such a book that it safeguards the essential subjects of the previous books and is also a proof and witness to their truthfulness.
[101]
The Completion of Proof Upon the People of Makkah Through Your ﷺ Prophethood:
One meaning of this is that in the previous scriptures and heavenly books, there were signs and glad tidings of your coming, and some fair-minded people had openly acknowledged that this is indeed the same Prophet of the Last Age ﷺ whose glad tidings were given in the earlier books. The second meaning is that after receiving such a clear miracle as the Quran, what other sign do they want? And the Quran is such a book that it safeguards the essential subjects of the previous books and is also a proof and witness to their truthfulness.
