سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 7
وَقَالُوا۟ مَالِ هَـٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِى فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Why does this Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) eat food, and walk about in the markets (as we). Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
مَالِ
māli
Why does
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلرَّسُولِ
l-rasūli
Messenger
يَأْكُلُ
yakulu
eat
ٱلطَّعَامَ
l-ṭaʿāma
[the] food
وَيَمْشِى
wayamshī
and walk
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ
l-aswāqi
the markets
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is sent down
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مَلَكٌۭ
malakun
an Angel
فَيَكُونَ
fayakūna
then he be
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
نَذِيرًا
nadhīran
a warner
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. After criticizing the Qur'an, now the criticism is directed at the Messenger, and this criticism is about the humanity of the Messenger. Because in their view, humanity is not capable of bearing the greatness of messengership. That is why they said that he eats and drinks and walks in the markets and is a human like us. Whereas, according to them, the Messenger should not be a human.
