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Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 38
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and made for them wives and offspring. And it was not for a Messenger to bring a sign except by Allâh’s Leave. (For) every matter there is a Decree (from Allâh). [Tafsir Al-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
رُسُلًۭا
rusulan
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
wives
وَذُرِّيَّةًۭ ۚ
wadhurriyyatan
and offspring
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
لِرَسُولٍ
lirasūlin
for a Messenger
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
he comes
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biāyatin
with a sign
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the leave
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
لِكُلِّ
likulli
For everything
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
(is) a time
كِتَابٌۭ
kitābun
prescribed
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
38. 1. That is, all the Messengers and Prophets who came, including you, were all human beings, who had their own families and tribes, and had wives and children. They were not angels nor any luminous beings in human form, but were from the human species, because if they had been angels, it would have been impossible for humans to be familiar with them and to be close to them, which would have nullified the very purpose of sending them. And if they had come as angels in human guise, they would not have had families or tribes in this world, nor wives and children. From this, it is known that all the Prophets, in terms of species, were human beings; they were not angels in human form or any luminous beings. In the mentioned verse, "azwajan" refutes monasticism, and "dhurriyyah" refutes family planning, because "dhurriyyah" is plural and means at least three.
38. 2. That is, the occurrence of miracles is not within the control of the Messengers, so that whenever they are demanded, they can produce them, but rather it is in Allah's control. He decides according to His wisdom and will whether there is a need for a miracle or not, and if so, how and when it should be shown.
38. 3. That is, whatever Allah has promised, there is a fixed time for it, and at that time it will certainly occur. Therefore, Allah's promise is never broken. Every matter that Allah has decreed has a fixed time, meaning the matter does not depend on the wishes and intentions of the disbelievers, but solely on Allah's will.
38. 2. That is, the occurrence of miracles is not within the control of the Messengers, so that whenever they are demanded, they can produce them, but rather it is in Allah's control. He decides according to His wisdom and will whether there is a need for a miracle or not, and if so, how and when it should be shown.
38. 3. That is, whatever Allah has promised, there is a fixed time for it, and at that time it will certainly occur. Therefore, Allah's promise is never broken. Every matter that Allah has decreed has a fixed time, meaning the matter does not depend on the wishes and intentions of the disbelievers, but solely on Allah's will.
