What is the linguistic inimitability in the Quran's use of the word "kharaqū" (خَرَقُوا) in Surat Al-An'am, verse 100?
The word "kharraqū" (خرقوا) in the verse: "And they falsely attributed to Him sons and daughters without knowledge" (وَخَرَقُوا لَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَنَاتٍ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ) means to lie about Allah Almighty.
Ibn Ashour said: "Al-kharq" in the Arabic language is to cut or tear in a destructive manner and without deliberation. It has been used metaphorically to mean lying. He mentioned that Al-Hasan Al-Basri interpreted it as a word that Arabs used for lying, saying: "He has indeed fabricated it, by Allah." And Nafi's recitation indicates hyperbole in lying.
Sheikh Rashid Rida said that the expression "kharraqū" is among the most eloquent revelations, and it shows the polytheists' complete detachment from all knowledge. They say what they say without knowledge, without proof, and without comprehending its falsehood and its distance from reason, and the disgrace it brings to the station of divinity.
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