At-Takwir 81:24 - Linguistic Miracle

He is, with regards to the unseen, not stingy

Commentary covering verses 22–27

“Your companion” refers to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . He saw Gabriel in the sky in his true form, seated on a throne. When the Prophet ﷺ claimed to have received revelation and to have seen Gabriel, the makkans claimed he had actually seen a demon. This is in response to that.

He is not stingy with regards the unseen - The unseen can refer to the Qurʾān itself. Earlier we saw how the Qurʾān remained perfectly preserved till it reached the Prophet ﷺ , now Allah says that the Prophet ﷺ does not withhold it either, he passes it on perfectly as well. So you, just like the Prophet ﷺ , are receiving the Qurʾān perfectly preserved.

Nor is this the word of an outcast Satan - No devil advocates for justice. No devil tells people that they will receive justice for their actions. How can a devil seek to guide men to correct their actions in such a way that when they are in fact taken to account for their actions, they pass and do not fail. Is this what a devil does? No devil says he will bring justice to the oppressed like that infant girl buried alive. Nor does a devil have the ability to produce words such as these, nor the power to reign supreme like the Qurʾān. Nor is it in their power to produce words like these.

So where are you going?

It is only a Dhikr for the ʿĀlamīn It is only a Dhikr for the ʿĀlamīn - Dhikr is an effective and strong speech. A speech

that strongly impacts its listener. Its root was used for the male gender, because men are generally stronger than women.⁵³ ʿĀlamīn refers to mankind and jinn. It comes from the root ʿayn lām mīm which means knowledge or indication. Mankind and Jinn are so called because they serve as signs of Allah. They indicate that Allah exists.

The Qurʾān is only meant as an impactful speech for men. It is not lacking in its ability to impact or change a person, it is only up to the person himself if he wants to change or not. It is not forcing itself upon people, nor forcing them against their wills to

accept it. Take it or leave it, but remember, if you reject it, it is not because of anything lacking inside it, but inside you.

⁵³ Al-Muʿjam al-Ishtiqāqī al-Muʾaṣṣal li-Alfāẓ al-Qurʾān al-Karīm, vol. 2, p. 718