Quran 17:88

Surah Al-Isra, Verse 88

Verse 88 of 111 in Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء), chapter 17 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا

EnglishSaheeh International
Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur’ān, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"இந்த குர்ஆனை போன்ற ஒன்றைக் கொண்டுவருவதற்காக மனிதர்களும் ஜின்களும் ஒன்று சேர்ந்து (முயன்று), அவர்களில் ஒரு சிலர் சிலருக்கு உதவிபுரிபவர்களாக இருந்தாலும், இது போன்ற ஒன்றை அவர்கள் கொண்டு வரமுடியாது" என்று (நபியே) நீர் கூறும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
මෙම අල්-කුර්ආනය හා සමාන දෙයක් ගෙන ඒමට මිනිස් වර්ගයා හා ජින් වර්ගයා ඒකරාශී වුව ද ඔවුන්ගෙන් ඇතැමෙකු ඇතැමෙකුට උරට උර සිටිය ද ඒ හා සමාන දෙයක් ඔවුහු ගෙන එන්නේ නැත යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجیئے کہ اگر تمام انسان اور کل جنات مل کر اس قرآن کے مثل ﻻنا چاہیں تو ان سب سے اس کے مثل ﻻنا ناممکن ہے گو وه (آپس میں) ایک دوسرے کے مددگار بھی بن جائیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
言ってやるがいい。「仮令人間とジンが一緒になって,このクルアーンと同じようなものを齎そうと協力しても,(到底)このようなものを齎すことは出来ない。」
ChineseMa Jian
你说:如果人类和精灵联合起来创造一部像这样的《古兰经》,那末,他们即使互相帮助,也必不能创造像这样的妙文。

Tafsir of 17:88

If Allah willed, He could take away the Qur'an Allah mentions the blessing and great bounty that He has bestowed upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad by revealing to Him the Noble Qur'an to which falsehood cannot come, from before it or behind it, (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise. Ibn Mas`ud said, "A red wind will come to the people, meaning at the end of time, from the direction of Syria, and there will be nothing left in a man's Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an) or in his heart, not even one Ayah." Then Ibn Mas`ud recited: وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِى أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ (And if We willed, We could surely take away that which We have revealed to you.) Challenging by the Qur'an Then Allah points out the great virtue of the Qur'an, and says that even if mankind and the Jinn were all to come together and agree to produce something like that which was revealed to His Messenger , they would never be able to do it, even if they were to cooperate and support and help one another. This is something which is impossible.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 17:88 — Surah Al-Isra Verse 88