The Holy Quran 17:93 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَـٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا

Translation

"Or (until) you have a house of gold or you ascend to the sky. And we will never be convinced of your ascension until you send to us a (divine) book that we can read." Say, "My Rabb is Pure! I am but a human (mortal) and a Rasool (How can you expect me to do all of this by myself? Only Allaah can make this happen if He wills)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, if not of gold, then at least gilded. that is, since you speak of the Mi'raj (Ascension to the heavens), climb up to the sky before our eyes, then bring back from there a written book which we can read and understand ourselves. I am a human being and a messenger: just as the earlier prophets came, and they were men.

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