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Answer: In order to comprehend this verse, its
contextual background needs to be understood: The Jews tried
to implant certain objections in the minds of the Idolaters
against the Muslims. One among them pertained to the language
of the Qur’an: they objected that since until then the
language of Divine scriptures had never been Arabic, what was
the reason for revealing the Qur’an in Arabic? The answer
given to them is that since the addressees are Arabs so it is
revealed in Arabic. Had it been revealed in a language other
than Arabic, they would have raised the objection as to why a
Book in a non-Arabic tongue was revealed to the Arabs.
The Qur’an goes on to assert that it is guidance and healing
for those who have made themselves worthy of it by accepting
faith. People who do not profess faith in it are a victim of
their own evil nature. It is not that the Book has some
deficiency that they refuse to believe in it. It is their own
addiction to evil that has made them blind and deaf to its
message. |