The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 113
PT. 27 AṬ-ṬŪR 33. Do their intellect and reason enjoin this upon them or are they a rebellious people?3951 34. "Do they say, 'He has fabricated it?' Nay, but they would not believe. 3952 35. Let them, then, bring forth a discourse like this, if they speak the truth'. 3953 CH. 52 لَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَامُهُمْ بِهَذَا أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمُ طَاغُوْنَ أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ بَلْ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ ® فَلْيَأْتُوْا بِحَدِيثِ مِثْلِةٍ إِنْ كَانُوا صدِقِينَ 2:24; 10:39; 11:14; 17:89. poet, who indulges in building castles in the air about his great future, a soothsayer who plays upon the credulity of simple-minded folk, a 3952. Important Words: J(he has forged) is derived from means, he lied تقول على. i. e. he said قال against me; he attributed to me a Aqrab). 3953. Commentary: raving maniac and, as such, naturally thing which I did not say (Lane & they expect that sooner or later he will come to a sad end. The Prophet is enjoined to tell them that they will have to wait till Doomsday for the realization of their futile expectations. Time alone will decide the issue between them. 3951. Commentary: The words of the verse seem to have been spoken ironically. Even after seeing that the Holy Prophet has given a teaching which has brought about such a wonderful revolution among his people and that his mission is meeting with rapid and progressive success, does the disbelievers' intellect lead them to the conclusion that he is a poet, a soothsayer or a madman? Is it their reason that has misled them or have they thrown all restraint and moderation to the winds, and in rejecting the Divine Message have transgressed all legitimate bounds? The verse refutes the disbelievers' allegation of forgery against the Holy Prophet. If the Prophet (the verse seems to hold out a challenge to them) receives no revelations from God and the Quran is his own fabrication, then let them produce a book like it which should possess such a simple and beautiful style and inapproachably exquisite diction as the Quran, and should thoroughly and effectively deal with all the complex and difficult moral and spiritual human problems, and should satisfy the multitudinous and multifarious needs of man, and should exert such powerful influence on the lives of its followers, and, above all, should be the repository of all eternal truths and imperishable teachings. The disbelievers are further challenged to produce a book like the Quran with 3009