سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 7
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We sent not before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
قَبْلَكَ
qablaka
before you
إِلَّا
illā
except
رِجَالًۭا
rijālan
men
نُّوحِىٓ
nūḥī
We revealed
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
ilayhim
to them
فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟
fasalū
So ask
أَهْلَ
ahla
(the) people
ٱلذِّكْرِ
l-dhik'ri
(of) the Reminder
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you
لَا
lā
(do) not
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
know
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 7) ➊ {وَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا … :} This is the answer to {’’ هَلْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ‘‘} (Is he anything but a man like you?), meaning all those messengers who came before you, whose messengership they also acknowledge, such as Ibrahim, Ismail, and Ishaq (peace be upon them) and others, they were all humans to whom We sent revelation. So why do these people not accept you as a messenger just because you are a human? See Surah Al-An'am (91). Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: [ كَانَ بَشَرًا مِّنَ الْبَشَرِ يَفْلِيْ ثَوْبَهُ وَ يَحْلِبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدِمُ نَفْسَهُ ] [ مسند أحمد : 256/6، ح : ۲۶۲۴۸۔ سلسلۃ الأحادیث الصحیحۃ : ۶۷۱ ] "He (peace and blessings be upon him) was a human among humans, he would search his own clothes, milk his own goat, and do his own work." If angels lived on earth, then the messenger would also be an angel, but now humans inhabit it, so the example and guide for them can only be a human. See Surah Bani Isra'il (94, 95).
➋ {فَسْـَٔلُوْۤا اَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ … :} For a detailed explanation of this sentence, see Surah An-Nahl (43).
➋ {فَسْـَٔلُوْۤا اَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ … :} For a detailed explanation of this sentence, see Surah An-Nahl (43).
