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wa-mā qadarū llāha ḥaqqa qadrihī ʾidh qālū mā ʾanzala llāhu ʿalā basharin min shayʾin qul man ʾanzala l-kitāba lladhī jāʾa bihī mūsā nūran wa-hudan li-n-nāsi tajʿalūnahū qarāṭīsa tubdūnahā wa-tukhfūna kathīran wa-ʿullimtum mā lam taʿlamū ʾantum wa-lā ʾābāʾukum quli llāhu thumma dharhum fī khawḍihim yalʿabūna
They did not regard Allah with the regard due to Him when they said, ‘Allah has not sent down anything to any human.’ Say, ‘Who had sent down the Book that was brought by Moses as a light and guidance for the people, which you make into parchments that you display, while you conceal much of it, and [by means of which] you were taught what you did not know, [neither] you nor your fathers?’ Say, ‘Allah!’ Then leave them to play around in their impious gossip.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 91
Disbelieves in the revelation to Apostle -the Qur'an revealed for all ages.
91. "And they did not recognize Allah with the recognition due to Him when they said: ' Allah has not sent down anything to any human being.' Say: 'Who sent down the Book that was brought by Moses as a light and a guidance to men, which you put into papers, revealing (a part on it and concealing much (of it); and (by means of which) you were taught what you did not know, (neither) you nor your fathers?' Say: ' Allah (has sent it down);' then leave them sporting in their vain discourses."
In fact they did not recognize Allah (S.w.T.) the way He should be recognized, and they did not regard His Glory as it is due to Him.
They could not qualify Allah as that His infinite graces and favors unto His servants should be described. Therefore, they denied all His merits, and they said:
By this statement, they denied the mission of prophets and the revelation unto them, which is one of the greatest blessings and the highest favor of Allah. When, with the purpose of exaggeration in rejecting the descent of the Qur'an unto the Prophet of Islam (S) the Jews denied all things, Allah reminded them a matter that they could not help but confessing it. The matter was the descent of the Torah unto Moses (as), which was known to them all. By means of this affirmation of theirs, the Qur'an blamed them that they distorted the Torah, and they revealed a part of it and concealed a great deal of it. These phrases are upon this meaning:
Moses (as) brought the Torah which was an enlightening light upon religion and a source of guidance for people.
It was the very Book, the Torah, which they turned into the form of some scattered pieces of paper so that they could fulfill their aim. They wanted to manifest a part of it and hide some other parts.
The phrase: ' you were taught ...' addresses the Jews. It denotes that by means of what was revealed to the Prophet (S) and he stated the revelation for them, they learnt some things, of which neither were they aware, nor their fathers. It was in that case that they had the Torah with them, and before them, their fathers were more acknowledged than them. The following holy verse also contains the same meaning as the above-mentioned one:
The concluding phrase of the verse, addressing the Prophet (S), implies that Allah has sent it (the Qur'an) down; so, he should leave them in that very falsehood that they have sunk into. The verse says:
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