Al-Ánkabút 29:48 وما كنت تتلو من قبله من كتاب ولا تخطه بيمينك اذا لارتاب المبطلون ٤٨
وَمَا
كُنتَ
تَتۡلُواْ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِۦ
مِن
كِتَٰبٖ
وَلَا
تَخُطُّهُۥ
بِيَمِينِكَۖ
إِذٗا
لَّٱرۡتَابَ
ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ
٤٨
And you did not recite before it any scripture, nor did you inscribe one with your right hand. Then [i.e., otherwise] the falsifiers would have had [cause for] doubt.
— Saheeh International
You ˹O Prophet˺ could not read any writing ˹even˺ before this ˹revelation˺, nor could you write at all. Otherwise, the people of falsehood would have been suspicious.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Evidence for the Fact that the Qur'an was revealed from Allah
Ibn Jarir said: "Allah says, `just as We revealed the Books to the Messengers who came before you, O Muhammad, so We have also revealed this Book to you."' What he said is good and fits the context. Allah's saying:
فَالَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَهُمُ
…Evidence for the Fact that the Qur'an was revealed from Allah
Ibn Jarir said: "Allah says, `just as We revealed the Books to the Messengers who came be
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