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Revelation Answers ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Umayyah
English rendering of the source section
Local English translation from the Arabic text; Qur’anic citations and editorial explanations are distinguished.
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Read the corresponding Arabic sectionPrinted page 311 · Allah answers ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Umayyah’s demands
The Qur’an responds to demands for a spring, a garden with rivers, the sky to fall in pieces, Allah and the angels to appear, a house of gold, and a written book brought down from heaven (17:90–93). The answer says, “Glory be to my Lord! Am I anything but a human messenger?”