وَمَا كُنتَ تَرْجُوٓا۟ أَن يُلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرًۭا لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Wa maa kunta tarjooo ai yulqaaa ilaikal Kitaabu illaa rahmatam mir Rabbika falaa takoonanna zaheeral lilkaafireen
And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.
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28:86Ayah 188
16 ayahs in Al-Qasas are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.
← Previous on The Quran & revelation28:85Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say,Next on The Quran & revelation →28:87And never let them avert you from the verses of Allah after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord.
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And you never expected that the Scripture the Qur’ān would be conferred on you; but it was conferred on you as a mercy from your Lord. So never be a supporter of the disbelievers in that religion of theirs to which they summon you.
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A lady said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I see that your friend has delayed. (in conveying Qur'an) to you." So
there was revealed: 'Your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither forsaken you, not hated you.' (93.1-3)
I sent it to you so that you might derive benefit from it. but I did not send it to you to wear it.
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