سورة الإسرَاء
Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:88
The Night-Journey · Verse 88 of 111
قُلْ لَئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَنْ يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
Say, `If there should join together all human beings and the jinn to produce the like of this Qur´ân, they would never be able to produce anything like it, even though some of them might be the helpers of others.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.
Ahmed Ali
Say: "Surely if men and jinns get together to produce the like of this (Qur´an), they will not be able to produce the like of it, however they might assist one another.
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Ali Unal
Say: "Surely, if humankind and jinn were to come together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they will never be able to produce the like of it, though they backed one another up with help and support.
Daryabadi
Say thou: if the mankind and the jinn leagued together that they might produce the like of this Qur´an, they could nor produce the like thereof, though one to the other were a backer.
Faridul Haque
Proclaim, "If all mankind and jinns agree to bring an equivalent to the Qur’an, they will not be able to bring its equal - even if they were to help each other."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: If men and jinn should combine together to bring the like of this Qur
Maulvi Sher Ali
Say, `If men and jinn should gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even though they should help one another.'
Muhammad Asad
Say: "If all mankind and all invisible beings" would come together with a view to producing the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce its like even though they were to exert all their strength in aiding one another!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
Say: "If the mankind and the jinns were together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another."
Muhammad Pickthall
Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.
Muhammad Sarwar
Say, "If all human beings and jinn were to come together to bring the equivalent of this Quran, they could not do so, even if they all were to help each other.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Say: If men and jinn should combine together to bring the like of this Quran, they could not bring the like of it, though some of them were aiders of others.
Rashad Khalifa
Say, "If all the humans and all the jinns banded together in order to produce a Quran like this, they could never produce anything like it, no matter how much assistance they lent one another."
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, “If all mankind, in towns and villages, get together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they will not be able to produce the like of it, no matter how much help they give one another."
Commentary 17:88 The challenge stands for all times to all people who deny the Divine origin of the Holy Qur’ân. A Jinn is not a ghost, but a special class of people. The…
قُل لَّئِنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَىٰ أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيرًا
17:88 The challenge stands for all times to all people who deny the Divine origin of the Holy Qur’ân. A Jinn is not a ghost, but a special class of people. The word is variously used for the leaders in evil affairs, the persons acting with penetrative energy in their affairs, and those people who indulge in occult practices and claim that they can summon to their aid the hidden spirits from whom they receive spiritual knowledge. In 72:1 the word Jinn is used for the Jews of Nasîbîn (cf: 52:34; 11:13; 10:38). The verse should be read in the context of 17:85.