Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 23 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 23

Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 23 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 23 Translation

Surah Al-Baqarah

Verse 23

2:23 Al-Baqarah

Allāh then officially declares prophethood for our Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) after He officially declares that He is the Lord, the Creator, the God, and the Provider – addressing those who do not believe in the prophethood of Muḥammad (ﷺ), saying:

‎  وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّن مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا شُهَدَاءَكُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّـهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ 

And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant, then produce a sūrah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allāh, if you are truthful (Al-Baqarah 2:23)

Surah Baqarah Verse 23

☘️And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant: Meaning if you are in doubt about the truth of this Book - which is the Noble Qur’ān that We have sent down to Muḥammad (ﷺ) - and are sceptical and say, “We do not know, is this from Allāh or not?” then you are challenged to produce a single sūrah (chapter) from its likeness. 

☘️Indeed, Allāh described His Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) as a servant, for servitude to Allāh is the most honoured position for humankind. The children of Ādam were created to worship Allāh alone. Adding (the status of) servitude of the Prophet (ﷺ) to Allāh is to raise awareness concerning his honourable high-standing with Him, and exclusivity to Him. And mentioning the Prophet (ﷺ) with the name of Servant is a reminder to his nation of this meaning: To strive in worshipping Allāh sincerely, following in the example of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ).

☘️His saying: Then produce a sūrah: Meaning in similarity to this Qur’ān in inimitability, and perfection in orderliness and conveyance compared to whatever has come before and whatever will come after. So the challenge is for them to produce a single sūrah like the chapters in the Qur’ān. A sūrah is a portion from the Qur’ān, in which its beginning and ending is known.

☘️The command to “produce” is for (emphasizing) impossibility. This challenge remains standing, and creation in incapable of producing something with its likeness. And call upon your witnesses: Seek the help of your gods whom you call upon, and other than them whom you claim (can help you) – meaning those whom you’ve associated in worship and those amongst you who exhort (in worship to them) to help you in producing similar to it. Other than Allāh, if you are truthful: Meaning if you believe that Muḥammad (ﷺ) forged it from within himself.

☘️Indeed, in the beginning of the sūrah was a negation of doubt concerning the Qur’ān, and mentioning it here is to show that whoever has doubt within himself concerning the Qur’ān, then this is confusion from within himself. The challenge to produce a sūrah from its likeness is to repel what is believed to be doubt.

🔮This is the book in which there is no doubt, a guidance of those who are conscious of Allah SWT.

💎I ask Allah SWT to remove any doubt from our hearts, Aameen.

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