Transliteration:( Innahoo laqawlu rasoolin kareem )
"That certainly this is the recitation by the Noble Messenger." (Surah Al-Takweer: 19)
14. This verse emphasizes that the Quran was not revealed in written form like the previous scriptures, such as the Injil and the Taurat. Instead, the Quran was revealed through a process of recitation. Hazrat Jibraeel (peace be upon him) came to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and recited the verses to him. This is why the Quran is referred to as "the recited book" — it was revealed as a recitation, not just as a written text.
It is important to note that Hazrat Jibraeel (peace be upon him) was the first to recite the Quran, and the Holy Prophet ﷺ was the first to act upon it. The Quran is the work of Allah Almighty, conveyed through Jibraeel, and then practiced by the Prophet ﷺ and the believers.
There are some distinctions between the roles of Hazrat Jibraeel (peace be upon him) and the Holy Prophet ﷺ, even though both are considered messengers of Allah:
This distinction highlights the special, divinely ordained roles of both figures in the delivery of the message of Allah, with the Holy Prophet ﷺ being the final and most authoritative Messenger.
The tafsir of Surah Takwir verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Takwir ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 29.
(81:19) Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer;[14]
14. A noble messenger: the Angel who brought down revelation, as becomes explicit from the following verses. The word of a noble messenger does not mean that the Quran is the word of the Angel himself, but, as the context shows, of Him Who appointed him a messenger. In (Surah Al-Haaqqah, Ayat 40), likewise, the Quran has been called the word of Muhammad (peace be upon him), and there too it does not mean that it is the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) own composition, but describing it as the word of an honorable messenger, it has been made clear that the Prophet (peace be upon him) is presenting it in his capacity as the Messenger of God and not as Muhammad bin Abdullah (peace be upon him). At both places, the word has been attributed to the Angel and to Muhammad (peace be upon him) on the ground that the message of Allah was being delivered to Muhammad (peace be upon him) by the Angel and to the people by Muhammad (peace be upon him). For further explanation, see (Surah Al-Haaqqah, ayat 39).
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