Quran 16:103

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 103

Verse 103 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرٌ ۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِى يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِىٌّ وَهَـٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِىٌّ مُّبِينٌ

EnglishSaheeh International
And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches him [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)]." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this [recitation, i.e., Qur’ān] is [in] a clear Arabic language.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"நிச்சயமாக அவருக்கு கற்றுக் கொடுப்பவன் ஒரு மனிதனே, (இறைவனல்லன்)" என்று அவர்கள் கூறுவதை திடமாக நாம் அறிவோம்; எவனைச் சார்ந்து அவர்கள் கூறுகிறார்களோ, அவனுடைய மொழி (அரபியல்லது) அன்னிய மொழியாகும்; ஆனால், இதுவோ தெளிவான அரபி மொழியாகும்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද ඇත්තෙන් ම එය උගන්වනුයේ මිනිසෙකි යැයි නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔවුහු පවසන බව සැබැවින් ම අපි දනිමු. ඔවුන් කවරෙකු වෙත සම්බන්ධ කරමින් පවසන්නේ ද ඔහුගේ භාෂාව අරාබි නො වන භාෂාවයි. එහෙත් මෙය පැහැදිලි අරාබි භාෂාවයි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ہمیں بخوبی علم ہے کہ یہ کافر کہتے ہیں کہ اسے تو ایک آدمی سکھاتا ہے اس کی زبان جس کی طرف یہ نسبت کر رہے ہیں عجمی ہے اور یہ قرآن تو صاف عربی زبان میں ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
われは,かれらが,「かれ(ムハンマド)に教えるのは,只の人間である。」と言うのを知っている。だがかれらの頼るものの言葉は,外国語であるが,これは純粋明確なアラビア語である。
ChineseMa Jian
我的确知道,他们说过:这只是一个凡人所传授的。他们所倾向的那个人的语言是化外人(的语言),而这(部经典的语言)是明白的阿拉伯语。

Tafsir of 16:103

The Idolators' Claim that the Qur'an was taught by a Human, and the Refutation of their Claim Allah tells us about the idolators' lies, allegations, and slander when they claimed that this Qur'an which Muhammad had recited for them, was actually taught to him by a human. They referred to a foreign (i.e., non-Arab) man who lived among them as the servant of some of the clans of Quraysh and who used to sell goods by As-Safa. Maybe the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit with him sometimes and talk to him a little, but he was a foreigner who did not know much Arabic, only enough simple phrases to answer questions when he had to. So in refutation of their claims of fabrication, Allah said: لِّسَانُ الَّذِى يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِىٌّ وَهَذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِىٌّ مُّبِينٌ (The tongue of the man they refer to is foreign, while this (the Qur'an) is a (in) clear Arabic tongue.) meaning, how could it be that this Qur'an with its eloquent style and perfect meanings, which is more perfect than any Book revealed to any previously sent Prophet, have been learnt from a foreigner who hardly speaks the language No one with the slightest amount of common sense would say such a thing.

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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