سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ
Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 52
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allâh with a writing that Islâm is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allâh, the Lord of the heavens and earth).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
Desires
كُلُّ
kullu
every
ٱمْرِئٍۢ
im'ri-in
person
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
of them
أَن
an
that
يُؤْتَىٰ
yu'tā
he may be given
صُحُفًۭا
ṣuḥufan
pages
مُّنَشَّرَةًۭ
munasharatan
spread out
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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52. Rather, each one of them desires that he should be given an open book [24].
[24]
The Demand of the Qurayshi Chiefs That a Clear Letter Should Come in Our Name:
Each one of these Qurayshi chiefs desires that a clear letter should come from Allah in the name of each one of them, in which it is stated that I Myself have sent this person (i.e., Muhammad ﷺ) as My Messenger. Therefore, you should believe in him. Only in this case would they be able to believe.
[24]
The Demand of the Qurayshi Chiefs That a Clear Letter Should Come in Our Name:
Each one of these Qurayshi chiefs desires that a clear letter should come from Allah in the name of each one of them, in which it is stated that I Myself have sent this person (i.e., Muhammad ﷺ) as My Messenger. Therefore, you should believe in him. Only in this case would they be able to believe.
