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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 4

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 453

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿4﴾
And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say: "This (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a sorcerer, a liar.
وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ waʿajibū And they wonder
أَن an that
جَآءَهُم jāahum has come to them
مُّنذِرٌۭ mundhirun a warner
مِّنْهُمْ ۖ min'hum from themselves
وَقَالَ waqāla And said
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers
هَـٰذَا hādhā This
سَـٰحِرٌۭ sāḥirun (is) a magician
كَذَّابٌ kadhābun a liar

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4. 1. That is, how did a human like themselves become a Messenger?