سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 24
فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you. Had Allâh willed, He surely could have sent down angels. Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقَالَ
faqāla
But said
ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟
l-mala-u
the chiefs
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِن
min
among
قَوْمِهِۦ
qawmihi
his people
مَا
mā
This is not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
This is not
إِلَّا
illā
but
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
a man
مِّثْلُكُمْ
mith'lukum
like you
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
he wishes
أَن
an
to
يَتَفَضَّلَ
yatafaḍḍala
assert (his) superiority
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
over you
وَلَوْ
walaw
and if
شَآءَ
shāa
Allah had willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah had willed
لَأَنزَلَ
la-anzala
surely He (would have) sent down
مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ
malāikatan
Angels
مَّا
mā
Not
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
we heard
بِهَـٰذَا
bihādhā
of this
فِىٓ
fī
from
ءَابَآئِنَا
ābāinā
our forefathers
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
l-awalīna
our forefathers
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.
24-1. That is, he is just a human like you; how can he be a prophet and messenger? And if he is claiming prophethood and messengership, then the real purpose is to gain superiority and excellence over you.
24-2. And if, in reality, Allah wanted to make us understand through His messenger that only He is worthy of worship, then He would have sent an angel as a messenger, not a human; the angel would have come and explained the matter of Tawheed to us.
24-3. That is, his call to Tawheed is a strange call; before this, we never heard this in the times of our forefathers.
24-2. And if, in reality, Allah wanted to make us understand through His messenger that only He is worthy of worship, then He would have sent an angel as a messenger, not a human; the angel would have come and explained the matter of Tawheed to us.
24-3. That is, his call to Tawheed is a strange call; before this, we never heard this in the times of our forefathers.
