256. The task assigned to Prophet Muhammad is to explain the Quran.
Verse 16:64 says the reason Allah chose Prophet Muhammad to reveal the Quran was to explain it.
”We did not bestow it, except that you may explain” is more emphatic than ”We bestowed it that you may explain”.
The structure of this phrase emphasises more on the necessity of explanation by Prophet Muhammad.
If the Quran was presented to people and they understood the moment they read it the Almighty would not have said in the Quran “We did not bestow it on you, except you may explain it. Would anyone be required to explain something easily understood,would the All Knowing Almighty task it to Prophet Muhammad.
Hence we need to understand the Quran along with the explanation of prophet Muhammad.
To understand more about understanding the Quran with the explanations of Prophet Muhammad please refer to explanation points 18, 36, 39, 50, 55, 56, 57, 60, 67, 72, 105, 125, 127, 128, 132, 164, 184, 244, 255, 258, 286, 318, 350, 352, 358, 430
