سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 154
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ ﴿154﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"You are but a human being like us. Then bring us a sign if you are of the truthful."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَآ
mā
Not
أَنتَ
anta
you
إِلَّا
illā
(are) except
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
a man
مِّثْلُنَا
mith'lunā
like us
فَأْتِ
fati
so bring
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biāyatin
a sign
إِن
in
if
كُنتَ
kunta
you
مِنَ
mina
(are) 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.
(Ayah 154) {مَاۤ اَنْتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا…:} This can have two meanings: one is that you are a human like us, and a human cannot be a messenger, as all the nations of the prophets denied their messengership because they were human. (See Bani Isra'il: 94) The second is that you are a human like us, so what is your distinction that, leaving us aside, you have been granted messengership? (See Qamar: 25) {’’ فَاْتِ بِاٰيَةٍ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ ‘‘} Therefore, as proof of this distinction, you must present a miracle, by which it will be established that you have indeed been sent by Allah Almighty.
