وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Commentary:
The verse contains two arguments in support of the claim that satans could have no hand in the production of the Quran. The first argument is embodied in the words "They are not fit for it," which means that the teaching of the Quran constitutes a most effective and uncompromising condemnation of all that satans stand for. Satan and his followers have been repeatedly and in most scathing terms denounced in the Quran and all good men have been exhorted to treat Satan as their enemy and not to follow him and to lead righteous lives. Thus satanic persons could not possibly have helped in the production of the Quran.
The second argument is continued in the words "nor have they the power to do so" which signify that the teaching of the Quran is of such exalted character and contains such sublime truths that it is beyond the power of satans to produce the like of it. Elsewhere the Quran says "if mankind and the jinn gathered together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof, even though they should help one another" (17:89). Moreover, the Quran contains mighty prophecies about the ultimate triumph of truth which only God, the Knower of the unseen could make. The satans could not make them as they have no knowledge of the future.
The verse contains three arguments in support of the claim that satans could have no hand in the production of the Qur’an: (a) Its teaching constitutes a most effective and uncompromising condemnation of all that satans stand for. (b) It is of such exalted character and contains such sublime truths that it is beyond the power of satans to produce the like of them (17:89). (c) The Qur’an contains mighty prophecies about the ultimate triumph of Islam. The satans could not make them as they have no knowledge of the future.