The Holy Quran 41:44 — Surah Fussilat

Arabic text

وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥٓ ۖ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ ۗ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

Translation

(The Mushrikeen of Makkah said that the Qur'aan would have been miraculous if all or part of it was in a non-Arabic language because Rasulullaah did not know any language other than Arabic. In response to this, Allaah says,) If We had revealed (part of or) the (entire) Qur'aan in a language other than Arabic, they (the Mushrikeen of Makkah) would have said, "Why are its verses not clearly expounded (in Arabic so that we could understand) ? How can the scripture not be Arabic when the Prophet is an Arab?" Say, "It (the Qur'aan) is a (means of) guidance for those who have Imaan, as well as a cure (for spiritual and physical ailments). As for those who do not have Imaan, they have props in their ears and it (the Qur'aan) is a means of deviation for them (because they deviate further each time they reject another verse). These are people who are called from a distant place." (Just as a person who is called from far off cannot hear the caller, these people are also unable to hear the message of truth.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The disbelievers' objection to the Quran being in Arabic, and the answer: that is, when a person does not want to accept something, he can come up with a thousand excuses and pretexts. The disbelievers of Makkah, if nothing else, began saying: “Sir!

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