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Surah Al-Isra (The Night Journey ) 17 : 93

أَوْ يَكُونَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّن زُخْرُفٍ أَوْ تَرْقَىٰ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَن نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتَٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهُۥ ۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّى هَلْ كُنتُ إِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Or you have a house of ornament [i.e., gold] or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(17:93:1)
(17:93:2)
yakūna
is
(17:93:3)
(17:93:4)
baytun
a house
(17:93:5)
(17:93:6)
zukh'rufin
ornament
(17:93:7)
(17:93:8)
tarqā
you ascend
(17:93:9)
(17:93:10)
l-samāi
the sky
(17:93:11)
(17:93:12)
nu'mina
we will believe
(17:93:13)
liruqiyyika
in your ascension
(17:93:14)
(17:93:15)
tunazzila
you bring down
(17:93:16)
(17:93:17)
kitāban
a book
(17:93:18)
naqra-uhu
we could read it
(17:93:19)
qul
Say
(17:93:20)
sub'ḥāna
Glorified (is)
(17:93:21)
rabbī
my Lord
(17:93:22)
(17:93:23)
kuntu
am I
(17:93:24)
illā
but
(17:93:25)
basharan
a human
(17:93:26)
rasūlan
a Messenger

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Explanatory Note

They overlooked the permanent miracle of the Qur’ān when they were totally unable to produce anything similar to it in style, imagery, meaning and philosophy. Such a miracle is not physical, defying the senses. Hence they demanded to have before them a clearly physical miracle.

But producing a miracle was something that the Prophet could not accomplish. Miracles are only determined by God in His wisdom. It is not appropriate for the Prophet to request such a miracle, unless God wishes to give it to him. The Prophet’s understanding and appreciation of God’s wisdom prevented him from requesting such a miracle. Hence, he is commanded to say in reply to them:

“Limitless in His glory is my Lord. Surely I am only a man and a Messenger.” (Verse 93)

He confines himself to the limits of his human status and he works according to the duties outlined for him in his message. He does not suggest to God anything beyond this.

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7. Period of Revelation

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The very first verse indicates that this Surah was revealed on the occasion of the ascension (Mi’raj). According to the narrations (hadith) on the life of the Prophet, this event happened one year before migration (Hijrah). Thus this Surah was revealed in the last stage of Prophethood in Makkah.

8. Reasons for Revelation

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The Prophet had been propagating Monotheism (Tawhid) for twelve years now. In spite of all the opposition, Islam had spread to every corner of Arabia and there was hardly a clan which had not been influenced by the invitation. In Makkah itself, the true Believers had formed themselves into a small community.  A large number of the people from the Aws and Khazraj tribes (two influential clans of Madinah) had also now accepted Islam. Thus the time had come for the Muslims to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah, at behest of the Aws and Khazraj to establish an Islamic state.

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