Transliteration:( Bal yureedu kullum ri'im minhum any yu'taa suhufam munashsharah )
47. Reason for its Revelation:
The infidels of Makkah had said to the Holy Prophet ? that we will only believe in you when books of the unseen knowledge are revealed separately on our names, in which it should be written that so and so, declare faith; and that the Holy Prophet is a true Prophet. In response to it, this verse was revealed.
The tafsir of Surah Muddaththir verse 52 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muddaththir ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 56.
(74:52) No indeed; each one of them desires that open letters be sent to each of them.[38]
38. That is, they desire that if Allah really has appointed Muhammad (peace be upon him) as His Prophet, He should send a letter to each one of the chiefs and elders of Makkah telling him that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Allah’s Prophet; therefore he should obey and follow him. And these letters should be such as may convince them that they have been written by Allah Himself. At another place in the Quran, this saying of the disbelievers of Makkah has been cited: We will not believe in it unless we are given the like of what has been given to the Messengers of Allah. (Al-Anaam, Ayat 124). At still another place their this demand has been cited: Or you ascend the sky… and bring down to us a writing that we may read. (Surah Bani lsrail, Ayat 93).
[1797]- Instead of Muḥammad (ﷺ). [1798]- i.e., made public. Much of their refusal of his message was due to envy and jealousy of the Prophet (ﷺ).
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