The Holy Quran 10:38 — Surah Yunus

Arabic text

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ وَٱدْعُوا۟ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Translation

Do they (the Mushrikeen) say that he (Rasulullaah) fabricated it (the Qur'aan)? Tell them, "Then produce even a single Surah like any in it (in the Qur'aan something that can match the eloquence, the beauty, the style and the prophecies of the Qur'aan) and (you are also at liberty to) call whoever you can (to assist you) besides Allaah if you are truthful. (Accept this challenge if you feel that you are truthful in your claim that Muhammad ﷺ was the author of the Qur'aan. If your claim is correct, you will easily be able to compose something equal if not superior because Muhammad ﷺ was an untutored person while you are well-versed in and eloquent speakers of Arabic).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The challenge of the Noble Quran to the disbelievers: that is, if I have composed it, then you too are human like me; all of you together produce a single surah like it. Invite all creation, gather jinn and men; let the eloquent and the articulate, the literate and the illiterate of the whole world come together and present even a short piece of speech like…

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