Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 6 Al-An'am, Ayat 37-38
وَ قَالُوۡا لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ اٰيَةٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهٖؕ قُلۡ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَادِرٌ عَلٰٓى اَنۡ يُّنَزِّلَ اٰيَةً وَّلٰـكِنَّ اَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
﴿6:37﴾
وَمَا مِنۡ دَآبَّةٍ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ وَلَا طٰۤـئِرٍ يَّطِيۡرُ بِجَنَاحَيۡهِ اِلَّاۤ اُمَمٌ اَمۡثَالُـكُمۡؕ مَا فَرَّطۡنَا فِى الۡـكِتٰبِ مِنۡ شَىۡءٍ ثُمَّ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمۡ يُحۡشَرُوۡنَ
﴿6:38﴾
(6:37) And they say: 'Why has no miraculous sign been sent down to him from
his Lord?' Say: 'Surely Allah has the power to send down a sign, but most of
them do not know.26 (6:38) There is no animal that crawls on the earth, no bird that flies with
its two wings, but are communities like you. We have neglected nothing in the
Book (of decree). Then to their Lord will they all be mustered.
Notes
26. The word ayah here signifies a tangible miracle. The purpose of the verse
is to point out that the reason for not showing a miraculous sign is not God's
powerlessness. The true reason is something else which those people in their
immaturity, have failed to comprehend.