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Translation Transliteration — Al-An'am

وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ۝٧

🔤 Transliteration

Wa law nazzalnaa `alaika Kitaaban fee qirtaasin falamasoohu bi aideehim laqaalal lazeena kafarooo in haazaaa illaa sihrum mubeen

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Qirṭās (قِرْطَاس): Paper, parchment, or sheets of writing material.
Lamasūhu (فَلَمَسُوهُ): They touched it with their own hands, a direct physical sensation that leaves no room for doubt.
Siḥrun mubīn (سِحْرٌ مُبِين): Clear, evident, and undeniable magic or sorcery.

Tafsir (Explanation):

Imagine, O Messenger, if We had sent down to you a written Book from the heavens on actual paper—not just recited words, but a physical, tangible scripture—and these disbelievers had seen it with their own eyes and touched it with their own hands, feeling its pages and confirming its reality beyond any shadow of doubt. Even then, their stubbornness and arrogance would not have allowed them to believe. They would have turned to you and said, with hardened hearts and twisted tongues: "This is nothing but clear, manifest magic!"

This verse exposes the true nature of their rejection. It was never about evidence or proof; it was about pride, envy, and a deliberate refusal to submit to the truth. Allah is telling us that no matter what miracle or sign was presented, their hearts were sealed against faith. They demanded physical proof, yet when proof was within reach, they would still deny it—because their problem was not intellectual, but spiritual. The Qur'an itself is the greatest miracle, a living, eternal Book that challenges humanity to produce its like, and yet they called it magic.

A Call to Reflection and Faith:

Dear reader, pause and reflect on the profound mercy of Allah. He did not leave us without guidance; He sent us a Book that speaks to the mind, the heart, and the soul—a Book whose eloquence, wisdom, and scientific truths have amazed scholars for over fourteen centuries. The disbelievers of old demanded paper and ink, but we have been given something far greater: a living miracle that remains fresh and relevant until the end of time.

Do not be like those who close their eyes to the truth even when it is placed before them. Open your heart to the Qur'an, let its verses illuminate your path, and taste the sweetness of faith that no magic can imitate and no doubt can shake. For the Qur'an is not the words of a sorcerer, but the speech of the Creator of the heavens and the earth—a light that guides to every good, and a mercy that never fades. Embrace it, and you will find peace that surpasses all understanding.

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📜 Verse 5-9 — Al-An'am

5فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاءُ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

For they had denied the truth when it came to them, but there is going to reach them the news of what they used to ridicule.

6أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ وَأَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْهِم مِّدْرَارًا وَجَعَلْنَا الْأَنْهَارَ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَنشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا آخَرِينَ

Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.

7وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."

8وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

9وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَاهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ

And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves.

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