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Sura 40
Aya 54
54
هُدًى وَذِكرىٰ لِأُولِي الأَلبابِ

Muhammad Asad

as a [means of] guidance and a reminder for those who were endowed with insight:1
  • Sc., "and thus, too, have We bestowed Our revelation upon Muhammad". This connects with the opening words of verse 51, "We shall indeed succour Our apostles and those who have attained to faith", thus explaining the purport of the preceding story of the believer who stood up for Moses. The reference to "those [of the children of Israel] who were endowed with insight" and therefore could benefit from the message of Moses, is undoubtedly meant to remind the followers of the Qur'an that this divine writ, too, is for "those who are endowed with insight" (ulu 'l-albab), for "people who think" (qawm yatafakkarun), and "people who use their reason" (qawm ya'qilun).