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Hud 13

Ayah 13 of 123 · Meccan

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ فَأۡتُواْ بِعَشۡرِ سُوَرٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦ مُفۡتَرَيَٰتٖ وَٱدۡعُواْ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٣

Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten sūrahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allāh, if you should be truthful."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَمۡOram
  2. يَقُولُونَthey sayyaqūlūna
  3. ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖHe has fabricated itif'tarāhu
  4. قُلۡSayqul
  5. فَأۡتُواْThen bringfatū
  6. بِعَشۡرِtenbiʿashri
  7. سُوَرٖSurahssuwarin
  8. مِّثۡلِهِۦlike itmith'lihi
  9. مُفۡتَرَيَٰتٖfabricatedmuf'tarayātin
  10. وَٱدۡعُواْand callwa-id'ʿū
  11. مَنِwhoevermani
  12. ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمyou canis'taṭaʿtum
  13. مِّنbesides Allahmin
  14. دُونِbesides Allahdūni
  15. ٱللَّهِbesides Allahl-lahi
  16. إِنifin
  17. كُنتُمۡyou arekuntum
  18. صَٰدِقِينَtruthfulṣādiqīna

Tafsir

Do the idolaters say that Muhammad made up the Qur’ān, and that it is not revelation from Allah? Allah tells the Messenger (peace and blessing be upon him) to challenge them to write ten similar sūrahs themselves like the Qur’ān, and to call upon whomever they could call upon to help them to do this, if they were telling the truth in claiming that the Qur’ān was fabricated.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran