(7) وَ لَوْ نَزَّلْنا عَلَيْكَ كِتاباً فِي قِرْطاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هذا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
7. " And had We sent down unto you a book written on a paper, so that they touched it with their hands, certainly (still) the disbelievers would have said: ' This is nought but manifest sorcery.' "
Commentary :
Some of pagans used to say that they might believe when a written paper accompanied with an angel was sent down to them. But they told a lie, and they were seeking an excuse.
This idea means that the circle of obstinacy of such people have become so vastly expanded that they reject the most clear perceptible things, and refrain from submitting to them under the pretext of manifest sorcery.
The verse says:
" And had We sent down unto you a book written on a paper, so that they touched it with their hands, certainly (still) the disbelievers would have said: ' This is nought but manifest sorcery.' "
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