At-Tur 52:34
The Mount · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 525
Let Them Bring the Like
فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِحَدِيثࣲ مِّثۡلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ ٣٤
Then let them produce speech the like thereof, if they are truthful.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Then let them bring a statement like it, if they are truthful.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this challenges them to compose a speech with the Qur’an’s distinguished qualities in both meaning and style.
Reflect
Read a verse reflecting on the Qur’an’s uniqueness.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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