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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 14
إِذْ جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلرُّسُلُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When the Messengers came to them, from before them and behind them (saying): "Worship none but Allâh", they said: "If our Lord had so willed, He would surely have sent down the angels. So indeed we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
جَآءَتْهُمُ
jāathumu
came to them
ٱلرُّسُلُ
l-rusulu
the Messengers
مِنۢ
min
from before them
بَيْنِ
bayni
from before them
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
from before them
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
خَلْفِهِمْ
khalfihim
behind them
أَلَّا
allā
(saying) "Do not
تَعْبُدُوٓا۟
taʿbudū
worship
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهَ ۖ
l-laha
Allah
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَوْ
law
If
شَآءَ
shāa
(had) willed
رَبُّنَا
rabbunā
our Lord
لَأَنزَلَ
la-anzala
surely, He (would have) sent down
مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ
malāikatan
Angels
فَإِنَّا
fa-innā
So indeed, we
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أُرْسِلْتُم
ur'sil'tum
you have been sent
بِهِۦ
bihi
with
كَـٰفِرُونَ
kāfirūna
(are) disbelievers
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.
14. 1. That is, since you are humans like us, therefore we cannot accept you as a prophet. If Allah wanted to send a prophet, He would have sent angels, not humans.
