بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ
وَٱلزُّبُرِۗ
وَأَنزَلۡنَآ
إِلَيۡكَ
ٱلذِّكۡرَ
لِتُبَيِّنَ
لِلنَّاسِ
مَا
نُزِّلَ
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
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With clear proofs and writings; and We have revealed unto thee the Remembrance that thou mayst explain to mankind that which hath been revealed for them, and that haply they may reflect.
— M. Pickthall
[We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message [i.e., the Qur’ān] that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.
— Saheeh International
(We sent them) with Clear Signs and Books of dark prophecies; and We have sent down unto thee (also) the Message; that thou mayest explain clearly to men what is sent for them, and that they may give thought.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Only Human Messengers have been Sent
Ad-Dahhak said, reporting from Ibn `Abbas: "When Allah sent Muhammad as a Messenger, the Arabs, or some of them, denied him and said, `Allah is too great to send a human being as a Messenger.' Then Allah revealed:
أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَ
…Only Human Messengers have been Sent
Ad-Dahhak said, reporting from Ibn `Abbas: "When Allah sent Muhammad as a Messenger, the Arabs, or some of them, d
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