16.102. Say: The holy Spirit hath revealed it from thy Lord with truth, that it may confirm (the faith of) those who believe, and as guidance and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah). (Pickthall)
16.102. Sag: Der heilige Geist hat es herabkommen lassen von meinem Herrn gemäß der Wahrheit, damit es diejenigen festigt, die glauben, und als Rechtleitung und als gute Kunde für die frieden machend Ergebenen. (Ahmad v. Denffer)
16.102. Sag: Offenbart hat ihn der Heilige Geist von deinem Herrn mit der Wahrheit, um diejenigen, die glauben, zu festigen, und als Rechtleitung und frohe Botschaft für die (Allah) Ergebenen. (Bubenheim)
16.102. Sprich: "Den Koran hat mir Gabriel, der heilige Geist, vom Herrn mit der Wahrheit gebracht, damit die Gläubigen im Glauben gefestigt werden, und als Rechtleitung und frohe Botschaft für die Muslime, die sich Gott ergeben." (Azhar)
16.102. Sag: ‚Nach und nach hinabgesandt hat ihn 1 Ruhhul-qudus von deinem HERRN gemäß der Wahrheit, damit ER diejenigen festigt, die den Iman verinnerlichten, und als Rechtleitung und als frohe Botschaft für die Muslime.“ (Zaidan)
16.102. Sag: Der heilige Geist hat ihn von deinem Herrn mit der Wahrheit herabgesandt, um diejenigen, die glauben, zu festigen, und als Rechtleitung und Frohbotschaft für die, die sich (Allah) ergeben haben (al-muslimiena). (Paret)
16.102. Sprich: "Der Geist der Heiligkeit hat ihn (den Qur'an) von deinem Herrn in Wahrheit herabgebracht, auf daß Er die festige, die da glauben, und (er hat den Qur'an) zu einer Führung und einer frohen Botschaft für die Gottergebenen (herabgebracht)." (Rasul)
Tafsir von Maududi für die Ayaat 101 bis 102
And when We send down one verse to elaborate upon the other-and Allah knows best what to send down-they say, "You forge this Qur'an yourself. " ( 102 ) The fact is that most of them do not know the reality. Tell them, "The Holy Spirit has brought it down piecemeal ( 103 ) intact from my Lord so that He may make firm the faith of those who have believed, ( 104 ) and to show the Right Way, ( 105 ) and to give good news to those who surrender themselves to Allah." ( 106 )
Desc No: 102 This may also mean, "To send down one Commandment to elaborate upon the other, for the Commandments were sent down piecemeal in the Qur'an". For instance, the Commandments about "prohibition" and fornication were sent down gradually one after the other during several years. But We hesitate to accept this interpretation because An-Nahl is a Makki Surah and to the best of our information there is no instance to show that Commandments were sent down piecemeal at Makkah. Therefore, we prefer the other interpretation. The Qur'an has added details of one theme and explained the same with different kinds of illustrations at different places. Likewise it has related a story in different words at different places and presented its different aspects and details at other places. It has put forward one argument at one place to prove a theme and another at another place to prove the same theme. It has related one theme concisely at one place and in detail at the other. That is what the disbelievers of Makkah put forward as proof that Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) forged the Qur'an himself. They argued like this: "Had the Qur'an been the Word of Allah it would have related in full one thing at one place, for Allah's knowledge is not defective that He should have to think out gradually the details of a theme and to give different versions to explain the same thing. In contrast to this, the knowledge of a human being is defective. A man has to think out gradually as has been done in the case of the Qur'an which is a clear proof that you have forged it yourself".
Desc No: 103 The Holy Spirit': `fibril'. Instead of using the name of the Angel who brought Revelation, his title has been deliberately mentioned to warn the disbelievers that the 'Holy Spirit' who brought Revelation, is free from human frailties. He is neither dishonest that he should add something to or take away something from the Message he brought, nor is he a liar and forger that he should invent and state something in the name of Allah. Nor does he suffer from any human lust that he should practise a deceit. He is wholly pure and holy and conveys the Word of Allah intact.
Desc No: 104 That is, "The fact that Allah sends down His Message piecemeal does not mean that Allah's knowledge and wisdom are defective as you consider because of your folly. Allah sends His Revelations gradually because human intelligence and capacity to grasp are limited and defective which do not let him understand the whole theme at one and the same time and make it firm in his mind. Therefore, Allah in His wisdom conveyed His Revelation piecemeal through the Holy Spirit. He sends a theme gradually and gives its details by and by and uses different methods and .ways to make it plain to human beings so that they might grasp it according to their abilities and capabilities and become firm in their faith and knowledge.
Desc No: 105 The second practical wisdom of sending down the Qur'an piecemeal was that those Believers, who obediently followed it, should get necessary instructions for the propagation of Islam and the solution of other problems of life at the time when they were actually needed. It is obvious that if those instructions had been sent down before time and at one and the same time they would not have been useful.
Desc No: 106 The third practical wisdom of not sending down the Qur'an as a whole at one and the same time was to give good tidings and encouragement to the obedient servants who were suffering from persecution and encountering great obstacles because they needed it over and over again. That is why they were assured of ultimate success time and again to fill them with hope to carry on their mission.
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