سورة الفُرقان
Surah Al-Furqân 25:5
The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 5 of 77
وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
They (also) say, `(This Qur´ân consists of) fables of the ancients that he has got written down and now they are read out to him morning and evening.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening.
Ahmed Ali
And they say: "These are fables of antiquity he has invented, which are dictated to him morning and evening."
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Ali Unal
They also say: "(It consists of) only fables of the ancients which he has got written. They are being read to him in early mornings and evenings (while people are at home)."
Daryabadi
And they say: fables of the ancients which he hath had written down, so they are dictated unto him, morning and evening.
Faridul Haque
And they said, “These are stories of the former people, which he has written down, so they are read to him morning and evening.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Stories of the ancients, which he has got written, so they are read out to him morning and evening!
Maulvi Sher Ali
And they say, `These are fables of the ancient; and he has got them written down and they are read out to him morning and evening.'
Muhammad Asad
And they say, "Fables of ancient times which he has caused to be written down, so that they might be read out to him at morn and evening!"
Muhammad Musin Khan
And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
Muhammad Pickthall
And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening.
Muhammad Sarwar
They have also said, "It ,(the Quran), is only ancient legends, which were written down while they were dictated to him in the mornings and the evenings".
Muhammed ali Shakir
And they say: The stories of the ancients-- he has got them written-- so these are read out to him morning and evening.
Rashad Khalifa
They also said, "Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night."
Shabbir Ahmed
And they say, “Fables of ancient times which he has written down as they are dictated to him morning and evening.”
Commentary 25:4-5 These verses refute the allegation that the Qur’ân is a forgery (إِفْكٌ افْتَرَاهُ) and that the Prophet (pbuh) had requested some stories of the…
On 25:4–5
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا إِفْكٌ افْتَرَاهُ وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ آخَرُونَ ۖ فَقَدْ جَاءُوا ظُلْمًا وَزُورًا﴿٤﴾ وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
25:4-5 These verses refute the allegation that the Qur’ân is a forgery (إِفْكٌ افْتَرَاهُ) and that the Prophet (pbuh) had requested some stories of the ancients to be written down by certain people who then assisted him in doing so. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) had acquired an untarnished reputation of trustworthiness and truthfulness among the people, and to now brand him a liar or an impostor was out of question. It was against his nature to lie, and followers and foes alike had born unanimous testimony to his honesty and integrity. Charging truth with being a forgery is a great injustice. Thus, indeed have they brought a perversion of the truth. It also remains unanswered where he would find the unnamed, alleged helpers (16:103) who supposedly assisted him in producing a book that aimed the axe at the root of the very beliefs, which his contemporaries held so dear. Mere stories would not have such a profound impact on peoples hearts as the Holy Book: Divine Revelation has always brought about Transformation in peoples lives. The words, “He Who knows the secrets has revealed this,” (25:6) area testimony to this, because the Holy Qur’ân contains many secrets of the heavens and the earth that were known to Allâh alone and could not have been unveiled through mere human efforts. Moreover, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) was “Ummi,” that is, he had no knowledge about the Books of contemporary religions. The verse is also proof that the Holy Qur’ân had already been “set down in writing” (اكْتَتَبَهَا) at the time of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). The verse records the testimony of the enemies of Islam that the Qur’ân was dictated to him and he had it written down or transcribed.