The Holy Quran 12:2 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

Undoubtedly We have revealed it (the Qur'aan) as an Arabic (versatile, clear, grand) Qur'aan so that you (O people of Makkah to whom the Qur'aan was first recited) may understand.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The wisdom of revealing the Quran in Arabic: that is, the Arabic language, which of all languages is the most eloquent and rich, the most precisely ordered and majestic, was chosen for the revelation of the Quran.

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