وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَه

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ash Shuraa – The Consultation (42:49-53)

42:49
لِّلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ إِنَـٰثًۭا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ٱلذُّكُورَ ٤٩

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He blesses whoever He wills with daughters, and blesses whoever He wills with sons,

42:50
أَوْ يُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًۭا وَإِنَـٰثًۭا ۖ وَيَجْعَلُ مَن يَشَآءُ عَقِيمًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۭ قَدِيرٌۭ ٥٠

or grants both, sons and daughters, ˹to whoever He wills˺, and leaves whoever He wills infertile. He is indeed All-Knowing, Most Capable.

42:51
۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌۭ ٥١

It is not ˹possible˺ for a human being to have Allah communicate with them, except through inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger-angel to reveal whatever He wills by His permission. He is surely Most High, All-Wise.

42:52
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًۭا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا ۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًۭا نَّهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ٥٢

And so We have sent to you ˹O Prophet˺ a revelation by Our command. You did not know of ˹this˺ Book and faith ˹before˺. But We have made it a light, by which We guide whoever We will of Our servants. And you are truly leading ˹all˺ to the Straight Path—

42:53
صِرَٰطِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَصِيرُ ٱلْأُمُورُ ٥٣

the Path of Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Surely to Allah all matters will return ˹for judgment˺.
https://quran.com/42/49-53

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Upon careful examination, we can confirm that the verses above, particularly verse 51, affirm that the Quran is:

• Allah’s Kalam – كَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ: The Word of Allah.
• Allah communicates with humanity only through:
  • Inspiration – وَحْيًا
  • Behind a veil – أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ
  • Through a messenger-angel – أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا
• Inspiration which Allah reveals by His permission – فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦۦ مَا يَشَآءُ.

The Quran, as a revelation, is also referred to as Ruhan (رُوحًۭا) and Amrina (أَمْرِنَا), Allah’s command conveyed through Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) – وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحًۭا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا.

Before this revelation, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) did not know what the Book (Al-Quran) was – مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا.

Nor did he know what true faith was – وَلَا ٱلْإِيمَـٰنُ.

Allah has made the Quran a light – جَعَلْنَـٰهُ نُورًۭا, guiding whom He wills from among His servants to the straight path. The path Allah determined refers to Islam, which is guided through Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

We will comprehensively discuss both parts 1 and 2 in the near future, إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ (InshAllah, Allah’s will).