Surah 25:33
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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ جُمۡلَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَۖ وَرَتَّلۡنَٰهُ تَرۡتِيلٗا
Those who disbelieve say, ‘If only the Qur’ān were sent down on him all of one piece.’ (It has been sent down) in this way, so that We may make firm your heart by means of it. We have arranged it very carefully.
وَلَا يَأۡتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَحۡسَنَ تَفۡسِيرًا
They do not bring you any parable, except (that) We have (already) brought you the truth, and (something) better in exposition.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُحۡشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ شَرّٞ مَّكَانٗا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلٗا
Those who are going to be gathered to Gehenna on their faces – those will be worse in position and farther astray (from the) way.
Allah tells us about the many objections raised by the disbelievers, their stubbornness, and how they spoke of things which were none of their concern. They said:
meaning, why was this Qur’an, which was revealed to him, not sent down all at one time, as the previous Books, the Tawrah, Injil, Zabur and other Divine Books? Allah answered them, telling them that it was revealed in stages over twenty-three years, according to events and circumstances, and whatever rulings were needed, in order to strengthen the hearts of the believers, as He says:
{And (it is) a Qur’an which We have divided (into parts)...} (17:106).
Allah says:
Qatadah said it means: “We have explained it.” ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said it means: “We have given its interpretation.”