سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓ
Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 15
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (people of the town) said: "You are only human beings like ourselves, and the Most Gracious (Allâh) has revealed nothing. You are only telling lies."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
مَآ
mā
Not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
إِلَّا
illā
(are) but
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
human beings
مِّثْلُنَا
mith'lunā
like us
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has revealed
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
إِنْ
in
Not
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
إِلَّا
illā
(are) but
تَكْذِبُونَ
takdhibūna
lying
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 15) {قَالُوْا مَاۤ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا … :} The disbelievers of Makkah also said the same thing to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. See Surah Al-An'am (91). In fact, every nation said the same to their messenger: "You are a human being like us, so what is the special quality in you that Allah chose you alone for prophethood?" See Surah Ibrahim (10), Bani Isra'il (94), Al-Mu'minun (34), and At-Taghabun (6). Thus, the ignorant concept regarding prophethood has always been that a human being cannot be a messenger. In other words, this concept is also found among some ignorant people in such a way that whoever is a messenger cannot be a human being, whereas the Qur'an proves that all prophets are both human beings and messengers.
