RENAISSANCE APRIL 2020

39 Monthly Renaissance April 2020 Queries Your Questions Answered Dr Shehzad Saleem An Objection of the Jews on the Qur’ ā n Question: What does the following verse imply: ﻗﻞۡ ﻫـﻮﻟﻠـﺬﻳۡﻦ • ٌ3ªb ٌ و ÌÍ ﻋۡﺠ Î ء ¹ ٰۡﻧًﺎ ﻋۡﺠﻤﻴًﺎ ﻟﻘﺎﻟﻮۡ ﻟﻮۡ ﻵﻹ ﻓﺼﻠﺖۡ ٰﻳٰﺘﻪ bÄ وﻟﻮۡ ﺟﻌﻠۡﻨٰﻪ ۤۡ3Z و ﻟﺬﻳۡﻦ ﻵﻹﻳﺆۡﻣﻨﻮۡن • ٌ ٰﻣﻨﻮۡ ﻫﺪًيوﺷﻔﺂء ﴿ÌًÍ ٌ وﻫﻮﻋﻠﻴۡﻬﻢۡ ﻋ bۡÄ ٰذ ﻧﻬﻢۡ و ٤٤﴾ Had We sent down this Qur’ ā n in a language other than Arabic, they would have objected: “Why are not these verses explained in detail? [A Book in] a non-Arabic [tongue] and [the addressees] Arabs. Tell them: “It is a guidance and healing for those who believe. And for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears and a blindness in their eyes.” (41:44) Answer: In order to comprehend this verse, its contextual background needs to be understood: The Jews tried to implant certain objections in the minds of the Idolaters against the Muslims. One among them pertained to the language of the Qur’ ā n: they objected that since until then the language of Divine scriptures had never been Arabic, what was the reason for revealing the Qur’ ā n in Arabic? The answer given to them is that since the addressees are Arabs so it is revealed in Arabic. Had it been revealed in a language other than Arabic, they would have raised the objection as to why a Book in a non-Arabic tongue was revealed to the Arabs. The Qur’ ā n goes on to assert that it is guidance and healing for those who have made themselves worthy of it by accepting faith.