# Quran 17:88 — Surah Al-Isra' (The Night Journey), Verse 88

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجۡتَمَعَتِ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأۡتُواْ بِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ لَا يَأۡتُونَ بِمِثۡلِهِۦ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٖ ظَهِيرٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
قُلْ لَّىِٕنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلٰۤی اَنْ یَّاْتُوْا بِمِثْلِ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لَا یَاْتُوْنَ بِمِثْلِهٖ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِیْرًا ۟

## Transliteration
Qul la'inij tama'atil insu waljinnu 'alaaa any ya'too bimisli haazal quraani laa ya'toona bimislihee wa law kaana ba'duhum liba 'din zaheeraa

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> Say: "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Isra' 17:88 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Jinns](https://deen.global/quran/topics/the-unseen/jinns.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-Isra' is a meccan surah with 111 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-isra.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/17/87.md
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