وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ وَلِيَقُولُوا۟ دَرَسْتَ وَلِنُبَيِّنَهُۥ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wa kazaalika nusarriful Aayaati wa liyaqooloo darasta wa linubaiyinahoo liqawminy ya'lamoon
And thus do We diversify the verses so the disbelievers will say, "You have studied," and so We may make the Qur'an clear for a people who know.
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The Quran & revelation
6:105Ayah 1165
26 ayahs in Al-An'aam are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.
← Previous on The Quran & revelation6:93And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says,Next on The Quran & revelation →6:106Follow, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you from your Lord - there is no deity except Him - and turn away from those who associate others with Allah.
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And so in the same way that We have explained what has been mentioned We dispense We elucidate the signs that they might take heed and that they the disbelievers may say at the end of this ‘You have studied with someone’ that you have consulted with dārasta the People of the Scripture or that you have studied darasta variant reading the scriptures of past peoples and brought this Qur’ān therefrom; and that We may make it clear for a people who have knowledge.
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The following Holy Verse:-- "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each
other about their Lord." (22.19) was revealed concerning us.
I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different to that of mine.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had taught it to me (in a different way). So, I was about to quarrel with him (during
the prayer) but I waited till he finished, then I tied his garment round his neck and seized him by it and
brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I have heard him reciting Surat-al-Furqan in a way different
to the way you taught it to me." The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered me to release him and asked Hisham to recite it.
When he recited it, Allah s Apostle said, "It was revealed in this way." He then asked me to recite it.
When I recited it, he said, "It was revealed in this way. The Qur'an has been revealed in seven
different ways, so recite it in the way that is easier for you."
I heard Hisham bin Hakim bin Hizam reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ),
and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it in several ways which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had
not taught me. So I was on the point of attacking him in the prayer, but I waited till he finished his
prayer, and then I seized him by the collar and said, "Who taught you this Surah which I have heard
you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught it to me." I said, "You are telling a lie; By Allah!
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught me (in a different way) this very Surah which I have heard you reciting." So I
took him, leading him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I heard this person reciting
Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, and you have taught me Surat-al-Furqan." The
Prophet said, "O Hisham, recite!" So he recited in the same way as I heard him recite it before. On
that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It was revealed to be recited in this way." Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said,
"Recite, O `Umar!" So I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, "It was revealed to
be recited in this way." Allah" Apostle added, "The Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in several
different ways, so recite of it that which is easier for you."
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