Transliteration:( Am yaqooloonaf taraahu qul inif taraituhoo falaa tamlikoona lee minal laahi shai'an Huwa a'lamu bimaa tufeedoona feehi kafaa bihee shaheedam bainee wa bainakum wa Huwal Ghafoorur Raheem )
18. In that the Holy Prophet had composed the verses of the Holy QURAN but says that it is the Book of Allah Almighty. This was such absurd and meaningless talk, which they regarded as incorrect themselves. The Holy QURAN had declared time and again that if it is the word of man then they should put all their intelligence together to produce one verse equal to it.
19. This means that I am fully aware that forging a lie against Allah Almighty is the cause of Divine punishment. Also, that save nobody can you from His punishment. A person having such knowledge cannot commit a crime like slander and deception.
20. This means that since I am truthful but you are calling me a liar, then you have become entitled for punishment. You should therefore worry about yourselves because Allah Almighty is fully aware of what you are doing.
21. It should be remembered that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم is the witness of the Oneness of Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty is the witness of the Holy Prophet's Prophethood. It is for this reason that Allah Almighty had shown many miracles through the blessed hands of the Holy Prophet.
22 Infidels have been persuaded in a very gentle manner towards accepting Islam. throughout your life you have been indulging in infidelity and Polytheism, but e now if you accept Islam, Allah Almighty forgive all your sins because His mercy greater than all your sins.
The tafsir of Surah Ahqaf verse 8 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ahqaf ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 9.
9. This interrogative tone expresses great surprise and amazement. It means to say: Are these people so shameless that they accuse Muhammad (peace be upon him) of fabricating the Quran himself? Whereas they know that it cannot be his word and their calling it magic is by itself an express proof that they regard it as an extraordinary word, which cannot be of human composition even according to themselves.
10. As it was quite evident that their accusation was baseless and motivated by stubbornness, there was no need to present arguments to refute it. Therefore, only this much was regarded as a sufficient response: If I have really fabricated something and committed a grave crime by imputing it to Allah, as you accuse me of, you will not be able to rescue me from Allah’s punishment. But if it is really Allah’s Word, and you are rejecting it by bringing false accusations, Allah Himself will deal with you. For the reality is not hidden from Allah, and He is sufficient to decide between the truth and falsehood. If the whole world calls some one a liar, although he is truthful in Allah’s knowledge, the final decision will be in his favor. On the country, if the whole world regards some one as truthful though he is a liar in the knowledge of Allah, he will be regarded as a liar in the final judgment. Therefore, do not confuse things but pay heed to your final end.
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