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| 87. Except through the special mercy of thy Lord. Surely, great is HIS grace on thee. 88. Say, `If men and jinn should gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even though they should help one another.' 89. And surely We have set forth for mankind in various ways all kinds of similitudes in this Qur'an, but most men would reject everything in respect of it but disbelief. 90. And they say, `We will not believe in thee until thou cause a spring to gush forth for us from the earth; 91. `Or, thou have a garden of date-palms and vines and cause streams to gush forth in the midst thereof in abundance; 92. `Or, thou cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as thou hast claimed, or, thou bring ALLAH and the angels before us face to face; 93. `Or, thou have a house of gold or thou ascend up into heaven; and we will not believe in thy ascension until thou send down to us a Book that we can read.' Say, `Holy is my Lord ! I am but a mortal sent as a Messenger.' 94. And nothing prevents people from believing when the guidance comes to them save that they say, `Has ALLAH sent a man like us as a Messenger ?' 95. Say, `Had there been in the earth angels walking about in peace and quiet, WE would have certainly sent down to them from heaven an angel as a Messenger.' 96. Say, `Sufficient is ALLAH for a Witness between me and you; surely, HE knows and sees HIS servants full well.' |
