Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 43
| وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- yaqol 'alladhena kafaro lasta mursal(an) qul kafaa bi- 'allaah shahed(an) bayni -y wa- bayna -kum wa- man cinda -hu cilm al- kitaab |
| Pickthall | : | They who disbelieve say: Thou art no messenger (of Allah). Say: Allah, and whosoever hath true knowledge of the Scripture, is sufficient witness between me and you. |
| Asad | : | And [if] they who are bent on denying the truth say [unto thee, O Prophet], "Thou hast not been sent [by God]", say thou: "None can bear witness between me and you as God does; and [none can bear witness as does] he who truly understands this divine writ."84 |
| Malik | : | The unbelievers say: "You are no Rasool." Say: "Allah is all-sufficient witness between me and you, and so are those who have knowledge of the Book." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | The Unbelievers say: "No apostle art thou." Say: "Enough for a witness between me and you is Allah and such as have knowledge of the Book." 1867 1868 |
Note - 84Lit., "and anyone who possesses (man 'indahu) knowledge
of the revelation" - implying that a true understanding
of the Qur'an unavoidably leads one to the conviction
that it has been revealed by God.
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Note - 1867The enemies of Islam have to acknowledge that
Al-Mustafawas a great and noble character, but they deny
his Prophethood. He could point to his credentials from
Allah in the work which he achieved, and the Qur-an which
he brought.
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Note - 1868That is, those who have knowledge of revelation generally
will recognise Allah's revelation in the holy Qur-an. An
alternative reading is "min 'indi-hi", which is written
the same in Arabic, with only three vowel points
different. If we adopt that, the last clause will be:
"and from Him is (all) knowledge of the Book": i.e., 'as
all knowledge of the Book comes from Allah, the Qur-an
also bears witness to me'.
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The enemies of Islam have to acknowledge that Al-Mustafawas a great and noble character, but they deny his Prophethood. He could point to his credentials from Allah in the work which he achieved, and the Qur-an which he brought. |
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That is, those who have knowledge of revelation generally will recognise Allah's revelation in the holy Qur-an. An alternative reading is "min 'indi-hi", which is written the same in Arabic, with only three vowel points different. If we adopt that, the last clause will be: "and from Him is (all) knowledge of the Book": i.e., 'as all knowledge of the Book comes from Allah, the Qur-an also bears witness to me'. |
