Greatness or locality? 43:31
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4331 And they said "If only this Quran was sent down to a great man from the two towns!"
When I read this last week, I understood it to mean instantly that the messenger was a stranger to the "two towns". That he was a non local person. It's obvious that he wasn't someone of prominence as it asks why it wasn't a great man to have received it.
But why is it specific about the two towns?
Does it mean it wouldnt have been sufficient to have come to someone just great but from afar?
Are both conditions necessary?
- Great and a local.
- Great but foreign.
- Not great but local.
- Not great and foreign.
Therefore does it mean that the messenger was neither?
Please discuss.
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And they/ruling elite said amongst themselves, "Why has this Qur'aan not been sent upon a fabulously rich man of the two cities?"
Do they people distribute the Mercy of the Sustainer Lord of you the Messenger ?
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We have distributed amongst them their economics in the Worldly Life4326-35
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4331 And they said "If only this Quran was sent down to a great man from the two towns!"
When I read this last week, I understood it to mean instantly that the messenger was a stranger to the "two towns". That he was a non local person. It's obvious that he wasn't someone of prominence as it asks why it wasn't a great man to have received it.
But why is it specific about the two towns?
Does it mean it wouldnt have been sufficient to have come to someone just great but from afar?
Are both conditions necessary?
- Great and a local.
- Great but foreign.
- Not great but local.
- Not great and foreign.
Therefore does it mean that the messenger was neither?
Please discuss.
Peace,
Nice catch. If you check the context--4326 on--isn't this referring to Abraham? So, The messenger isn't as 'cool'/'prominent simply by virtue of the fact that he's not Abraham?