سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 95
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا ﴿95﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
كَانَ
kāna
(there) were
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌۭ
malāikatun
Angels
يَمْشُونَ
yamshūna
walking
مُطْمَئِنِّينَ
muṭ'ma-innīna
securely
لَنَزَّلْنَا
lanazzalnā
surely We (would) have sent down
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
to them
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heaven
مَلَكًۭا
malakan
an Angel
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
(as) a 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.
95. 1 Allah Almighty said that when humans dwell on the earth, then for their guidance, the messengers will also be humans. A non-human messenger cannot fulfill the duty of guiding humans. However, if angels had been dwelling on the earth, then surely their messengers would also have been angels.
