سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 7
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We sent not before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
قَبْلَكَ
qablaka
before you
إِلَّا
illā
except
رِجَالًۭا
rijālan
men
نُّوحِىٓ
nūḥī
We revealed
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ilayhim
to them
فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟
fasalū
So ask
أَهْلَ
ahla
(the) people
ٱلذِّكْرِ
l-dhik'ri
(of) the Reminder
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
لَا
lā
(do) not
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
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.
7. 1. That is, all prophets were male humans; neither has any non-human ever been a prophet nor any non-male. Thus, prophethood has always been exclusive to humans, and among humans, only to men. From this, it is understood that no woman has ever become a prophet. Therefore, prophethood is also among those duties which are outside the natural and inherent sphere of women.
7. 2. By اَ ھْلَ الذِّکْرِ (people of knowledge) is meant the People of the Book, who possessed knowledge of the previous heavenly scriptures. Ask them whether the previous prophets who have passed were human or non-human? They will tell you that all prophets were indeed human.
7. 2. By اَ ھْلَ الذِّکْرِ (people of knowledge) is meant the People of the Book, who possessed knowledge of the previous heavenly scriptures. Ask them whether the previous prophets who have passed were human or non-human? They will tell you that all prophets were indeed human.
