سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 94
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And nothing prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them, except that they said: "Has Allâh sent a man as (His) Messenger?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And what
مَنَعَ
manaʿa
prevented
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
أَن
an
that
يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
yu'minū
they believe
إِذْ
idh
when
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
l-hudā
the guidance
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
أَبَعَثَ
abaʿatha
Has Allah sent
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Has Allah sent
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
Messenger
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.
(Ayah 94) {وَ مَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ يُّؤْمِنُوْۤا …:} That is, they could not understand how a human being could be a messenger of Allah; if Allah wanted to send a messenger, He would have sent an angel. They knew that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was a human; they saw his ancestors and wives and children, your eating and drinking, walking and other human needs, so they were not ready to accept him as a messenger. Now, many who call themselves Muslims, having inherited Islam from their forefathers, accept Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a messenger, but are never ready to accept him as a human, because the mindset of the polytheists of Arabia and these people is the same. They said, a human cannot be a messenger, and they said, a messenger cannot be a human. {’’ فَمَا أَشْبَهَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالْبَارِحَةِ ‘‘} (So how much tonight resembles last night) Allah Almighty has mentioned this doubt of the disbelievers in several verses; see Surah Yunus (2), Taghabun (6), Surah Qaf (1, 2), and An'am (8, 9). The reality is that all these people, due to their lack of insight, never recognized the status and honor and dignity of humans in the sight of Allah Almighty. See Surah Bani Isra'il (70).
