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Surah at-Tur (The Mount) 52 : 38

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority [i.e., proof].

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(52:38:1)
am
Or
(52:38:2)
(52:38:3)
sullamun
(is) a stairway
(52:38:4)
yastamiʿūna
they listen
(52:38:5)
(52:38:6)
falyati
Then let bring
(52:38:7)
mus'tamiʿuhum
their listener
(52:38:8)
bisul'ṭānin
an authority
(52:38:9)
mubīnin
clear

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Explanatory Note

A further step down is then taken, and the surah asks whether they have any means to listen to the source of revelation: "Or have they a ladder to climb, in order to eavesdrop (on heaven's secrets)? Let their eavesdropper produce a clear proof". Muhammad (peace be upon him) tells them that he is a Messenger of God and that he receives revelations from on high. They reject this, claiming it as false. The surah asks whether they have the means to climb up and listen to what He says, gaining information that supports their claims that he receives no such revelations, and asserts that the truth is contrary to what he says. This requires that they provide compelling evidence in support of their claims. This is an allusion to the great authority the Qur'an speaks with, yet they reject its clear and powerful message.

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From the internal evidence of the subject matter it appears that this Surah too was revealed in the same stage of the Prophet’s life at Makkah in which the Surah 51: adh-Dhariyat (The Scattering Winds) was revealed. While going through it one can clearly feel that during the period of its revelation the Prophet was being showered with objections and accusations but there is no evidence yet to show that severe persecution of the Muslims had started.

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