سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 94
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And nothing prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them, except that they said: "Has Allâh sent a man as (His) Messenger?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And what
مَنَعَ
manaʿa
prevented
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
أَن
an
that
يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
yu'minū
they believe
إِذْ
idh
when
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
l-hudā
the guidance
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
أَبَعَثَ
abaʿatha
Has Allah sent
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Has Allah sent
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
Messenger
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.
94. 1. That is, for the disbelievers and polytheists, it was a matter of great astonishment that a human being could be a messenger. They would not accept that someone like us, who walks among us, eats and drinks like us, and is connected to human relationships like us, could become a messenger. This very astonishment remained an obstacle to their faith.
