سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 8
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Why has not an angel been sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they said
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why has not been
أُنزِلَ
unzila
sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
مَلَكٌۭ ۖ
malakun
an Angel
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We (had) sent down
مَلَكًۭا
malakan
an Angel
لَّقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely (would) have been decided
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
no
يُنظَرُونَ
yunẓarūna
respite would have been granted to them
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 8) ➊ { وَ قَالُوْا لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ:} This is another objection from the deniers of prophethood: if Allah had to send a messenger to the creation, then instead of a human, it should have been an angel, or an angel should have walked alongside him and said, "This is Allah's messenger, believe in him, otherwise you will be punished."
➋ { وَ لَوْ اَنْزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ … :} This is the first answer. (Razi) Because it has been Allah's way that when any nation demands a miracle from its prophet and it is shown to them, but even after that they do not believe, then they are destroyed. Therefore, if angels had descended in their original form, they would have brought punishment with them and their story would have ended right there. See Surah Al-Hijr (6–8) and Surah Al-Furqan (21, 22).
➋ { وَ لَوْ اَنْزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ … :} This is the first answer. (Razi) Because it has been Allah's way that when any nation demands a miracle from its prophet and it is shown to them, but even after that they do not believe, then they are destroyed. Therefore, if angels had descended in their original form, they would have brought punishment with them and their story would have ended right there. See Surah Al-Hijr (6–8) and Surah Al-Furqan (21, 22).
