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wa-qālū law-lā yaʾtīnā bi-ʾāyatin min rabbihī ʾa-wa-lam taʾtihim bayyinatu mā fī ṣ-ṣuḥufi l-ʾūlā
They say, ‘Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them a clear proof in that which is in the former scriptures?
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Ta Ha – Verse 133
133. “And they said: ‘Why does he not bring us a sign (a miracle) from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them a clear proof of what is in the former Books?”
This verse points to one of the pretexts of the disbelievers. They said why the Prophet (S) did not bring a miracle for them as they themselves liked. It says:
Then, the holy Qur’an immediately answers this question, implying that whether the clear news of the former nations, which had been mentioned in the former Divine Books, did not come to them that they repeatedly did pretext and asked for bringing miracles, and after when they saw those miracles they continued their disbelief and rejections for which the grievous punishment of Allah encompassed them. Do they not know that if they pave the same way they will confront the same fate?
The verse continues saying:
Yes, there is the quality of the stubborn and proud persons that they put aside the clear existing proofs and miracles of the Qur’an and obstinately expect another miracle.