Surah Al-Isra 17:89

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.'

Dalam ayat ini diterangkan bahwa Allah menyampaikan segala macam bukti dan argumen kepada manusia agar mereka beriman. Berbagai bukti dan argumen itu diungkapkan dalam bentuk penjelasan dengan berbagai macam gaya bahasa, ada dalam bentuk perintah, berita, dan cerita. Demikian pula isinya yang bermacam-macam, seperti akidah, hukum, budi pekerti, ibadah, kisah, dan sebagainya yang tidak dapat dibantah kebenaran-nya.

Sekalipun Allah swt telah menyampaikan dalam bentuk dan cara yang berbeda-beda, juga isinya yang mengandung nilai-nilai yang tinggi untuk mencapai kebahagiaan hidup di dunia dan di akhirat, namun orang-orang kafir tidak mengimaninya. Mereka tetap mengingkari dan menentangnya.