Which Surah and Juz is Quran 46:8 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes), the 46th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

What tafsir is available for Quran 46:8?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 46:8 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Ar-Raheem, Al-Ghafur, Divine Protection, Allah's Omniscience.

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46:8Al-Ahqaf

Q: What does Quran 46:8 mean?

Quran 46:8 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 8) translates to: "Or do they say, "He has invented it?" Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allah at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved. Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving the Merciful.""

Ayah 9

قُلْ مَا كُنتُ بِدْعًۭا مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَمَآ أَدْ...

أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ قُلْ إِنِ ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ فَلَا تَمْلِكُونَ لِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۖ كَفَىٰ بِهِۦ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Am yaqooloonaf taraahu qul inif taraituhoo falaa tamlikoona lee minal laahi shai'an Huwa a'lamu bimaa tufeedoona feehi kafaa bihee shaheedam bainee wa bainakum wa Huwal Ghafoorur Raheem

Or do they say, "He has invented it?" Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allah at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved. Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving the Merciful."

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Tafsir

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Or am has the significance of bal ‘nay but …’ and the rhetorical interrogative hamza of denial do they say ‘He has invented it?’ that is the Qur’ān. Say ‘If I have invented it hypothetically speaking still you would have no power to avail me against God that is to say against His chastisement in any way in other words you would not be able to ward it off from me if God chooses to chastise me. He knows best what you delve into of gossip concerning it what you say about the Qur’ān. He exalted be He suffices as a witness between me and you. And He is the Forgiving to the one who repents the Merciful’ to him and so He does not hasten to punish you.

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