Fussilat: (41) Indeed, those who disbelieve...

(Indeed, those who disbelieve in the Reminder) which is the Quran, (when it came to them) without any time passing for them to contemplate or reflect upon it, (and indeed, it is a Mighty Book).

It has no equal, or it is impregnable; it is impossible to contest it. The origin of "might" (izz) is a state that prevents a person from being overcome, and its application to "having no equal" is a well-known metaphor, as is its application to being "impregnable." It is also said that it means: "overpowering" other books by abrogating them.

Regarding Ibn Abbas, it means: "Noble in the sight of Allah Almighty." The sentence is a state (hal), serving to express the utmost heinousness of disbelieving in it. And regarding His saying—the Exalted—: