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Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 38
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) and made for them wives and offspring. And it was not for a Messenger to bring a sign except by Allâh’s Leave. (For) every matter there is a Decree (from Allâh). [Tafsir Al-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
رُسُلًۭا
rusulan
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
wives
وَذُرِّيَّةًۭ ۚ
wadhurriyyatan
and offspring
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
لِرَسُولٍ
lirasūlin
for a Messenger
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
he comes
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biāyatin
with a sign
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the leave
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
لِكُلِّ
likulli
For everything
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
(is) a time
كِتَابٌۭ
kitābun
prescribed
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
38. And indeed, We sent messengers before you, and We gave them wives and offspring [50]. And it was not for any messenger to bring a sign except by Allah’s permission. For every term there is a decree.
[50]
What Relation Do Prophets and Friends of Allah Have With Worldly Affairs of Family and Children:
In this sentence, an objection has also been answered. The ignorant masses think that getting married and having children is the work of worldly people. How could prophets and friends of Allah have anything to do with these worldly affairs? They should not be seekers of the world but rather renouncers of it, as monasticism became prevalent among the Jews and Christians. In response, Allah Almighty said that all the messengers who passed before were people with families and children, and you believe in their truthfulness, so which of them will you deny? They were human beings and fulfilled human needs, and since they were human, none of them had the power to show any miracle by their own will or ability, except that by Allah’s command, miracles would occur at their hands. And even now, if Allah wills, He is able to show miracles at the hands of this Prophet.
[50]
What Relation Do Prophets and Friends of Allah Have With Worldly Affairs of Family and Children:
In this sentence, an objection has also been answered. The ignorant masses think that getting married and having children is the work of worldly people. How could prophets and friends of Allah have anything to do with these worldly affairs? They should not be seekers of the world but rather renouncers of it, as monasticism became prevalent among the Jews and Christians. In response, Allah Almighty said that all the messengers who passed before were people with families and children, and you believe in their truthfulness, so which of them will you deny? They were human beings and fulfilled human needs, and since they were human, none of them had the power to show any miracle by their own will or ability, except that by Allah’s command, miracles would occur at their hands. And even now, if Allah wills, He is able to show miracles at the hands of this Prophet.
