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4. IF ALLAH WILLS The disbelievers among the Quraysh tribe told the Prophet s.a.w. as narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās, “If you could widen the valleys of Makkah for us, move away its mountains so that we could cultivate the land, and revive our dead, or cut the land or talk to the dead [then we would believe you].” They also said” “Move our mountain to extend our land, or make Syria closer for us to go for trade, or bring back our ancestors from their graves.” Then Allah revealed to the Prophet the following verse: ِْ َن قُرآنًا سيِّ رت بِِه َِ ال أَو قُطِّعت بِِه ْاْلَرض أَو ُكلِّم بِِه الْموتَى بل لِلَّ ِه ْاْلَمر َج ًيعا ْ َ ُ ْ َّ َولَ ْو أ ْ َ ْ ُ َاْلب ْ َ َْ َ ْ ُ ْ ُْ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ َس الَّ ِذين آمنُوا أَ ْن لَو ي َشاء اللَّه ََل َدى الن صنَ عُوا َ ُ ُ َ ْ َ ين َك َف ُروا تُصيبُ ُه ْم ِبَا َ َ ِ أَفَلَ ْم يَْيأ َ َّاس ََج ًيعا َوََل يََز ُال الذ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ )13:ف الْ ِم َيع َاد ( الرعد ُ قَا ِر َعةٌ أ َْو ََتُ ُّل قَ ِريبًا م ْن َدا ِره ْم َح ََّّت يَأِِْتَ َو ْع ُد اللَّه إِ َّن اللَّ َه ََل ُُيْل And if there had been a Qur’an with which mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Qur’an). But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind? And disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieved because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settles close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to pass. Certainly, Allah breaks not His Promise. (Q. 13:31) Ibn Kathīr ‘s commentary on this verse is as follows: “Allah says, ‘If there were a Book among the previous Divine Books with which the mountains could be moved from their places, or the earth could be cleaved asunder, or the dead speak in their graves, it would have been this Qur’an and none else.’ Or, this Qur’an is more worthy to cause all this, because of its marvellous eloquence that