Transliteration:( 'Am yaqooloonaf taraahu qul fa'too bi sooratin mislihee wad'oo manis tata'tum min doonil laahi in kuntum saadiqeen )
114. The infidels of Makkah would sometimes say about the QUR'AAN that it is been produced by the holy Prophet ? and sometimes they they would say that someone else was teaching him. Sometimes they would say it magic. The refutation of their nonsensical claims has been made in various verses. Here the refutation is of their first accusation.
115. Bring a small Surah equal to Surah Ikhlaas or Surah Kauthar, as is understood from the common noun of the Surah. Thus it is proven that the Holy QUR'AAN is incomparable. Likewise, the receiver of the QUR'AAN the Holy Prophet ? Â is beyond comparison.
 In fact even his pure wives too are unique. Says Allah Almighty: "You are not like other women". (S33:V32) If the infidels had produced one verse equal to it, they would have published it by today. This tells that they had neither produced it nor can they ever produce it.Â
116. From this emerges two issues:
1. The difference between Divine invention and man made things is that which man cant equal in production is man made, otherwise it is made by Allah Almighty. Electricity, gas, etc. are man made, but glow warm is Divine creation.
2. It is permissible to call upon those other than Allah Almighty for help.
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The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 38 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 37 which provides the complete commentary from verse 37 through 40.
(10:38) Do they say that the Messenger has himself composed the Qur’an? Say: In that case bring forth just one surah like it and call on all whom you can, except Allah, to help you if you are truthful.[46]
46. There is a general misunderstanding that the challenge of the Quran to produce a book, nay, a Surah like this, is in regard to its eloquent, pure and unique literary excellence. This has been the natural result of the way in which discussions have been carried on to prove the miracle of the Quran. But the Quran is far above this that it should claim to be a unique and matchless book because of its excellent diction. There is no doubt at all that it is unique and matchless in this respect also, but the real basis of its claim and challenge, that no human brain is capable of producing a book like this, is its subject matter and teachings. The Quran itself has stated at different places those aspects which are a sure proof of its revelation from Allah and the refutation of the false aspersions that it was a human invention. This has already been explained at appropriate places and will be explained in the succeeding pages. See (Surah At-Toor, ayat 33-34) note 26-27.
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