Transliteration:( Qul aaminoo biheee aw laa tu'minoo; innal lazeena ootul 'ilma min qabliheee izaa yutlaa 'alaihim yakhirroona lil azqaani sujjadaa )
107. Say you, 'Believe in it or believe in it not (221). Certainly, those who got knowledge before it was sent down do fall in prostration on their faces when it is recited to them (222).
107. Say: “Believe in it or do not believe (in it). Verily, those who were given knowledge before it, when it is recited to them, fall down on their chins (faces) in humble prostration.” 108. And they say: “Glory be to our Lord! Truly, the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled.” 109. And they fall down on their chins (faces) weeping and it increases their humility.
Allah says to His Prophet Muhammad :
(Say) O Muhammad to these disbelievers concerning what you have brought to them of this Glorious Qur’an:
(“Believe in it (the Qur’an) or do not believe (in it).) meaning, it is all the same whether you believe in it or not, for it is true in and of itself. It was revealed by Allah, Who mentioned it previously in the Books that He revealed to other Messengers. Hence He says:
(Verily, those who were given knowledge before it,) meaning righteous people among the People of the Book, who adhered to their Books and appreciated them without distorting them.
(when it is recited to them,) means, when this Qur’an is recited to them,
(fall down on their chins (faces) in humble prostration. ) means, to Allah, in gratitude for the blessing He has bestowed on them by considering them fit to live until they met this Messenger to whom this Book was revealed. Hence they say:
(Glory be to our Lord!), meaning, they extol and glorify their Lord for His perfect power and for not delaying the fulfillment of the promise which He made through His earlier Prophets, that He would send Muhammad . Hence they said:
(Glory be to our Lord! Truly, the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled.)
(And they fall down on their chins (faces) weeping) means, in submission to Allah, may He be glorified, and in expression of their belief and faith in His Book and His Messenger .
(and it increases their humility.) means, it increases them in faith and submission. As Allah says:
(While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance and bestows on them their Taqwa. ) (47:17).
(And they fall down) is a description rather than an action (i.e., this is a further description of their humility as referred to in Ayah 107; it does not imply that they prostrate twice).
(17:107) Tell them, (O Prophet): “Whether you believe in it, or do not believe,” but when it is recited to those who were given the knowledge before its revelation,[120] they fall down upon their faces in prostration
120. This refers to those people of the Book who were well versed in the Scriptures and could judge them from their themes and wording.
[777]- i.e., the righteous among the People of the Scriptures who recognize the truth contained in the Qur’ān.
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