(O Prophet), you did not recite any Book before, nor did you write it down with your hand; for then the votaries of falsehood would have had a cause for doubt.1
Footnotes
[1]
The Qur’an always uses verb ‘to bring’ rather than verb ‘to give’ in association with charity; this should be pondered by the reader.
[2]
This is the same argument that has already been given in Surahs Yunus and Al-Qasas as a proof of the Prophet’s Prophethood. See(E.N. 21 of Surah Yunus) and(E.N.'s 64 and 109 of Surah Al-Qasas). For further explanation, see (E.N. 107 of Surah An-Nahl), (E.N. 105 of Surah Bani Israil),(E.N. 66 of Surah Al-Muminun), (E.N. 12 of Surah Al- Furqan), and(E.N. 84 of Surah Ash-Shuara).