Surah Al-Isra 17:87

If Allah willed, He could take away the Qur'an

Allah mentions the blessing and great bounty that He has bestowed upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad by revealing to Him the Noble Qur'an to which falsehood cannot come, from before it or behind it, (it is) sent down by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise. Ibn Mas`ud said, "A red wind will come to the people, meaning at the end of time, from the direction of Syria, and there will be nothing left in a man's Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an) or in his heart, not even one Ayah." Then Ibn Mas`ud recited:

(And if We willed, We could surely take away that which We have revealed to you.)

Challenging by the Qur'an

Then Allah points out the great virtue of the Qur'an, and says that even if mankind and the Jinn were all to come together and agree to produce something like that which was revealed to His Messenger , they would never be able to do it, even if they were to cooperate and support and help one another. This is something which is impossible. How could the words of created beings be like the Words of the Creator Who has no equal and peer, for there is none like unto Him

(And indeed We have fully explained to man- kind,) meaning, `We have furnished them with evidence and defini- tive proof, and We have shown them the truth and explained it in detail, yet despite that most of mankind insist on disbelief, i.e., denying and rejecting the truth.'

Akan tetapi, Allah tidak bermaksud menghapus Al-Qur'an dari hati Nabi dan mushaf-mushaf, karena rahmat-Nya yang besar yang dilimpahkan kepada hamba-hamba-Nya. Al-Qur'an adalah nikmat yang paling besar yang diberikan Allah kepada manusia. Dia menetapkan Al-Qur'an dalam hati manusia serta menjaganya dari campur tangan mereka.

Menurut ar-Razi, ada dua macam nikmat besar yang diberikan Allah kepada ulama: pertama, memudahkan mereka memperoleh ilmu, dan kedua, tetapnya ilmu dalam pikiran dan ingatan mereka. Dengan kedua macam nikmat itu, maka manusia mudah mencerna kandungan ayat-ayat Al-Qur'an dan kemudian melaksanakan yang diperintahkan-Nya dan menghentikan yang dilarang-Nya. Dengan demikian, terjagalah mereka dari kehancuran di dunia dan azab neraka di akhirat.

Pada ayat ini Allah menjelaskan bahwa keutamaan yang diberikan-Nya kepada Nabi Muhammad sangat besar sehingga Allah tidak menginginkan terhapusnya wahyu yang telah diturunkan kepadanya. Wahyu ini merupakan nikmat Allah yang terbesar kepada Rasulullah dan orang-orang beriman karena berisi hidayah dan penyembuh dari berbagai penyakit.