English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
In a well-preserved Book,
English - Five Volume Translation
In a well-preserved Book,
Commentary:
That the Quran is a well-preserved and well-protected Divinely revealed Book is an open challenge to the whole world which has remained unaccepted during the past fourteen centuries. No effort has been spared by its hostile critics to find fault with the purity of its text. But all efforts in this direction have led to but one inevitable—albeit unpalatable for its enemies—result that the Book which the Holy Prophet Muhammad gave to the world fourteen hundred years back has come down to us without the change of a single vowel. The Quran stands unique in this respect among all revealed Scriptures. Books other than the Quran have been interpolated, mutilated and tampered with. And this was natural, because their teachings were meant for particular peoples and for limited periods of time. But the Quran, being the Last Divine Message for the whole of mankind, should naturally have been vouchsafed full, complete and eternal protection. Elsewhere, the Quran has made the firm assertion that it enjoys Divine protection: "Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We are its Guardian" (15:10). The verse under comment along with 15:10 constitutes not only a forceful challenge but also a mighty prophecy that the Quranic text shall remain intact, which prophecy has been remarkably fulfilled. What adds weight and force to the prophecy is the fact that it was made at a time when even the art of writing had not much developed and that it was addressed to a people who did not even know how to read and write. "There is probably in the world no other book", says William Muir, "which has remained twelve centuries with so pure a text...There is otherwise every security, internal and external, that we possess the text which Muhammad himself gave forth and used...To compare their pure text with the various readings of our Scriptures, is to compare things between which there is no analogy."
"Efforts of European scholars to prove the existence of later interpolations in the Quran have failed" (Enc. Brit.).
The verse may also signify that the ideals and principles embodied in the Quran are inscribed in the book of nature, i.e. they are in complete harmony with natural laws. Like the laws of nature they are immutable and unalterable and cannot be defied with impunity. Or it may mean that the Quran is preserved in "the nature which God has bestowed upon man" (30:31). Human nature is based upon fundamental truths and has been endowed with the faculty to arrive at true judgements. A person who honestly calls human nature into action can easily recognize the truth of the Quran.
English - Short Commentary Translation
In a well-preserved Book,
That the Qur’an is a well preserved and well protected Divinely revealed Book is an open challenge to the whole world which has remained unaccepted during the past fourteen centuries. No effort has been spared by its hostile critics to find fault with the purity of its text. But all efforts in this direction have led to but one inevitable—albeit unpalatable for its enemies— result that the Book which the Holy Prophet Muhammad gave to the world fourteen hundred years ago has come down to us without the change of a single vowel (Muir). The Qur’an is also a well preserved Book in the sense that only those believers who are pure of heart can have access to its spiritual treasures as the next verse signifies. The verse may also signify that the ideals and principles embodied in the Qur’an are inscribed in the book of nature, i.e. they are in complete harmony with natural laws. Like the laws of nature they are immutable and unalterable and cannot be defied with impunity. Or, the verse may mean that the
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
ایک چھپی ہوئی کتاب میں (محفوظ)۔
French
Dans un Livre bien protégé,
German
in einem verborgenen Buche.*
Italian
in un libro ben conservato,
Spanish
En un Libro bien conservado,
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
اور ایک چُھپی ہوئی کتاب میں موجود ہے۔
چُھپی ہوئی کتاب سے مراد فطرت ہے کیونکہ قرآن کریم کی تعلیم فطرت کے مطابق ہے اسی لئے ہر انسان جو ضدنہ کرے اسے ماننے پر مجبور ہے قرآن کریم میں صاف لکھا ہے فِطْرَتَ اللّٰہِ الَّتِیْ فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَیْھَا (روم: ۳۱) یعنی تم اللہ تعالیٰ کی پیدا کی ہوئی فطرت کو اختیار کرو جس کے مطابق اللہ تعالیٰ نے انسان کو پیدا کیا ہے۔ یعنی انسان کی فطرت میں اللہ تعالیٰ نے بعض سچائیاں رکھی ہیں اور قوت فیصلہ رکھی ہے جب انسان اس سے کام لیتا ہے تو قرآن مجید کی سچائیاں اس پر ظاہر ہو جاتی ہیں کیونکہ وہ ایک چُھپی ہوئی کتاب یعنی فطرت انسانی میں موجود ہیں۔
English - Sahih
In a Register well-protected;
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
ایک پوشیدہ کتاب میں لکھا ہوا ہے
English - Maududi
inscribed in a well-guarded Book,
English - Ahmed Ali
(Inscribed) in the well-kept Book.
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
That the Quran is a well-preserved and well-protected Divinely revealed Book is an open challenge to the whole world which has remained unaccepted during the past fourteen centuries. No effort has been spared by its hostile critics to find fault with the purity of its text. But all efforts in this direction have led to but one inevitable—albeit unpalatable for its enemies—result that the Book which the Holy Prophet Muhammad gave to the world fourteen hundred years back has come down to us without the change of a single vowel. The Quran stands unique in this respect among all revealed Scriptures. Books other than the Quran have been interpolated, mutilated and tampered with. And this was natural, because their teachings were meant for particular peoples and for limited periods of time. But the Quran, being the Last Divine Message for the whole of mankind, should naturally have been vouchsafed full, complete and eternal protection. Elsewhere, the Quran has made the firm assertion that it enjoys Divine protection: "Verily, We Ourself have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We are its Guardian" (15:10). The verse under comment along with 15:10 constitutes not only a forceful challenge but also a mighty prophecy that the Quranic text shall remain intact, which prophecy has been remarkably fulfilled. What adds weight and force to the prophecy is the fact that it was made at a time when even the art of writing had not much developed and that it was addressed to a people who did not even know how to read and write. "There is probably in the world no other book", says William Muir, "which has remained twelve centuries with so pure a text...There is otherwise every security, internal and external, that we possess the text which Muhammad himself gave forth and used...To compare their pure text with the various readings of our Scriptures, is to compare things between which there is no analogy."
"Efforts of European scholars to prove the existence of later interpolations in the Quran have failed" (Enc. Brit.).
The verse may also signify that the ideals and principles embodied in the Quran are inscribed in the book of nature, i.e. they are in complete harmony with natural laws. Like the laws of nature they are immutable and unalterable and cannot be defied with impunity. Or it may mean that the Quran is preserved in "the nature which God has bestowed upon man" (30:31). Human nature is based upon fundamental truths and has been endowed with the faculty to arrive at true judgements. A person who honestly calls human nature into action can easily recognize the truth of the Quran.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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That the Qur’an is a well preserved and well protected Divinely revealed Book is an open challenge to the whole world which has remained unaccepted during the past fourteen centuries. No effort has been spared by its hostile critics to find fault with the purity of its text. But all efforts in this direction have led to but one inevitable—albeit unpalatable for its enemies— result that the Book which the Holy Prophet Muhammad gave to the world fourteen hundred years ago has come down to us without the change of a single vowel (Muir). The Qur’an is also a well preserved Book in the sense that only those believers who are pure of heart can have access to its spiritual treasures as the next verse signifies. The verse may also signify that the ideals and principles embodied in the Qur’an are inscribed in the book of nature, i.e. they are in complete harmony with natural laws. Like the laws of nature they are immutable and unalterable and cannot be defied with impunity. Or, the verse may mean that the
English - Muhammad Ali ra
In a book that is protected,
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
In a well-preserved Book,