سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 7
وَقَالُوا۟ مَالِ هَـٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِى فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Why does this Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) eat food, and walk about in the markets (as we). Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
مَالِ
māli
Why does
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلرَّسُولِ
l-rasūli
Messenger
يَأْكُلُ
yakulu
eat
ٱلطَّعَامَ
l-ṭaʿāma
[the] food
وَيَمْشِى
wayamshī
and walk
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ
l-aswāqi
the markets
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is sent down
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مَلَكٌۭ
malakun
an Angel
فَيَكُونَ
fayakūna
then he be
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
نَذِيرًا
nadhīran
a warner
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 قَالُوْا مَالِ هٰذَا الرَّسُوْلِ يَاْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ … :} This is a criticism of the Messenger after criticizing the Qur’an, and it is a very lowly criticism. This ignorant criticism of the disbelievers has been repeated at several places in the Qur’an; in their view, no human can be a Messenger. (See Bani Isra’il: 94, 95) That is why they said, this Messenger (who claims to have been sent to us), what is it with him that he eats food like us and walks in the markets? What difference is there between us and him? He should have been an angel, who is free from human needs, and if, being a human, he had attained this status, then at least his dignity should have been as much as that of any king in the world. (See Zukhruf: 53) Allah Almighty has given its answer ahead in verse (20).
➋ { لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ … :} That is, if a human had to be a Messenger, then an angel should have been sent down to him from the sky, who would be visible to everyone, would always remain with him, and would tell people that this is Allah’s Messenger, and threaten those who did not believe in him with Allah's punishment.
➋ { لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ … :} That is, if a human had to be a Messenger, then an angel should have been sent down to him from the sky, who would be visible to everyone, would always remain with him, and would tell people that this is Allah’s Messenger, and threaten those who did not believe in him with Allah's punishment.
