سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 7
لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Why do you not bring angels to us if you are of the truthful?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّوْ
law
Why
مَا
mā
not
تَأْتِينَا
tatīnā
you bring to us
بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
bil-malāikati
the Angels
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you are
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
the truthful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah7){لَوْ مَا تَاْتِيْنَا بِالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ : } that the angels should come forward and testify that he is truly Allah’s messenger, so follow him, as Allah has mentioned their demand in several places, He said: «{ وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ }» [ الأنعام : ۸ ] “And they said, ‘Why has no angel been sent down to him?’” And see Surah Az-Zukhruf (53) and Surah Al-Furqan (21, 22). And it is also possible that when you (ﷺ) warned them of punishment, they demanded punishment by saying {’’ لَوْ مَا تَاْتِيْنَا بِالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ ‘‘}. (Kabir)
