Challenge of the Quran

Or do they say, “He invented it”? Say, “Then produce ten chapters like it, and call upon anyone you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.”

Or do they say, “He made it up”? Say, “Then produce a chapter like it and call upon anyone you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.”

If you doubt what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call upon your supporters besides Allah, if you are truthful.

But if you cannot, and you never will, then beware of the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.

Or do they say, “He made it up”? No, they do not believe.

Let them bring a discourse like it, if they are truthful.

Say, “If all humans and jinn united to produce something like this Quran, they could not do so, even if they supported one another.”

Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened closely and said, “We have heard a wondrous recitation

It guides to what is right, so we have believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord.

Exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has taken neither partner nor child.

Some among us spoke outrageously about Allah, uttering lies.

We had thought that neither humans nor jinn would ever speak falsely about Allah.

Yet some men used to seek refuge with the jinn, and that only increased them in arrogance.

They too thought, as you did, that Allah would never raise anyone again.

We tried to reach the heavens, but found it filled with fierce guards and blazing flames.

We used to sit in hidden stations to eavesdrop, but whoever tries now finds a flame lying in wait.

We do not know whether harm is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends to guide them.

Among us are the righteous, and others less so; we follow many different paths.

We realized we could never escape Allah on earth, nor flee from Him by running.

When we heard the guidance, we believed in it. Whoever believes in their Lord need not fear loss or injustice.

Some of us have submitted, and others have gone astray. Those who submit have chosen the path of wisdom.

But those who deviate will be fuel for Hell.”