Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes)

8. Or they say: “He has fabricated it.” Say: “If I have fabricated it still you have no power to support me against [the Wrath of] Allah. He knows best of what you say [engage in debates] among yourselves concerning it! He is sufficient as a witness between me and you! And He is the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”

The verbal form tufidhun is from the root f-w-dh (“to enter, to flow”). If someone falsely claims to be a prophet, God shall disgrace him and no one may impede his disgrace and support him against God. Obduracy and impiety result in diverse contradictory words and conducts.

It is mentioned in the preceding Verse that polytheists and disbelievers claimed that the Qur’an was magic and he Prophet (S) was a liar.

Addressing the Prophet (S), the Verse says unto him:

“O Muhammad (S)! Do disbelievers produce such false claims saying that the Qur’an is your own fabrication?

God bids you to respond to them saying:

‘If I fabricate the Qur’an for your guidance and attribute it to Divine Revelation, you shall have no power to do anything to my benefit and save me from torment. God knows better as to what you say, viz. your criticism and mockery regarding Divine Verses. God is sufficient for me to be a witness between us. He is Most Forgiving and Most Merciful.’”