Reflections for Surat ul-Baqarah #2

The word has been explained in three meanings as mentioned in Tafsir al-Qurtubi:

1)Doubt
2)Accusation
3)Deficiency

It seems that Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has told us that in order for a non-Muslim to disprove the Qur’an or Islam, he/she has to prove one of the meanings of in regards to the Qur’an.

Doubt in:

a)it being from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala
b)its authenticity
c)it being unadulterated


Accusation that:

a)it promotes immorality
b) it has laws of injustice that are not applicable in 21st century

Deficiency in its:

a)linguistic and literary form
b)language

So whenever a non-Muslim will ask a question regarding the Qur’an, it will be from or related to these categories. It is as if Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala already made it clear to us what type of questions should the du’aat expect. In addition, this shows the importance of doing da’wah because it is implictly mentioned in the very beginning of the Qur’an.

This also ayah shows the richness of the language used by Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala in the Qur’an.

And Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala knows best

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