Surah 17. Al-Isra

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-22 [2], 23-30 [3], 31-40 [4], 41-52 [5], 53-60 [6], 61-70 [7], 71-77 [8], 78-84 [9], 85-93 [10], 94-100 [11], 101-111 [12]

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Quran Text of Verse 85-93وَ یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَAnd they ask youعَنِconcerningالرُّوْحِ ؕthe soulقُلِSayالرُّوْحُThe soulمِنْ(is) ofاَمْرِ(the) affairرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordوَ مَاۤAnd notاُوْتِیْتُمْyou have been givenمِّنَofالْعِلْمِthe knowledgeاِلَّاexceptقَلِیْلًا a little وَ لَىِٕنْAnd ifشِئْنَاWe willedلَنَذْهَبَنَّWe (would) have surely taken awayبِالَّذِیْۤthat whichاَوْحَیْنَاۤWe have revealedاِلَیْكَto youثُمَّThenلَاnotتَجِدُyou would findلَكَfor youبِهٖconcerning itعَلَیْنَاagainst Usوَكِیْلًاۙany advocate 17. Al-Isra Page 291اِلَّاExceptرَحْمَةًa mercyمِّنْfromرَّبِّكَ ؕyour LordاِنَّIndeedفَضْلَهٗHis Bountyكَانَisعَلَیْكَupon youكَبِیْرًا great قُلْSayلَّىِٕنِIfاجْتَمَعَتِgatheredالْاِنْسُthe mankindوَ الْجِنُّand the jinnعَلٰۤیtoاَنْ[that]یَّاْتُوْاbringبِمِثْلِthe likeهٰذَا(of) thisالْقُرْاٰنِQuranلَاnotیَاْتُوْنَthey (could) bringبِمِثْلِهٖthe like of itوَ لَوْeven ifكَانَwereبَعْضُهُمْsome of themلِبَعْضٍto some othersظَهِیْرًا assistants وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyصَرَّفْنَاWe have explainedلِلنَّاسِto mankindفِیْinهٰذَاthisالْقُرْاٰنِQuranمِنْfromكُلِّeveryمَثَلٍ ؗexampleفَاَبٰۤیbut refusedاَكْثَرُmostالنَّاسِ(of) the mankindاِلَّاexceptكُفُوْرًا disbelief وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayلَنْNeverنُّؤْمِنَwe will believeلَكَin youحَتّٰیuntilتَفْجُرَyou cause to gush forthلَنَاfor usمِنَfromالْاَرْضِthe earthیَنْۢبُوْعًاۙa spring اَوْOrتَكُوْنَyou haveلَكَfor youجَنَّةٌa gardenمِّنْofنَّخِیْلٍdate-palmsوَّ عِنَبٍand grapesفَتُفَجِّرَand cause to gush forthالْاَنْهٰرَthe riversخِلٰلَهَاwithin themتَفْجِیْرًاۙabundantly اَوْOrتُسْقِطَyou cause to fallالسَّمَآءَthe skyكَمَاasزَعَمْتَyou have claimedعَلَیْنَاupon usكِسَفًا(in) piecesاَوْorتَاْتِیَyou bringبِاللّٰهِAllahوَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِand the Angelsقَبِیْلًاۙbefore (us) اَوْOrیَكُوْنَisلَكَfor youبَیْتٌa houseمِّنْofزُخْرُفٍornamentاَوْorتَرْقٰیyou ascendفِیintoالسَّمَآءِ ؕthe skyوَ لَنْAnd neverنُّؤْمِنَwe will believeلِرُقِیِّكَin your ascensionحَتّٰیuntilتُنَزِّلَyou bring downعَلَیْنَاto usكِتٰبًاa bookنَّقْرَؤُهٗ ؕwe could read itقُلْSayسُبْحَانَGlorified (is)رَبِّیْmy Lord!هَلْWhatكُنْتُam Iاِلَّاbutبَشَرًاa humanرَّسُوْلًا۠a Messenger

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Translation of Verse 85-93

85. They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, "Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge."

86. If We willed, We could have certainly taken away what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺-then you would find none to guarantee its return from Us-

87. had it not been for the mercy of your Lord. Indeed, His favour upon you is immense.

88. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ "If ˹all˺ humans and jinn were to come together to produce the equivalent of this Quran, they could not produce its equal, no matter how they supported each other."

89. And We have truly set forth every ˹kind of˺ lesson for humanity in this Quran, yet most people persist in disbelief.

90. They challenge ˹the Prophet˺, "We will never believe in you until you cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us,

91. or until you have a garden of palm trees and vineyards, and cause rivers to flow abundantly in it,

92. or cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or bring Allah and the angels before us, face to face,

93. or until you have a house of gold, or you ascend into heaven-and even then we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book that we can read." Say, "Glory be to my Lord! Am I not only a human messenger?"

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