سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 7
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the disbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and to every people there is a guide.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ
rabbihi
his Lord
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أَنتَ
anta
you
مُنذِرٌۭ ۖ
mundhirun
(are) a warner
وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
and for every
قَوْمٍ
qawmin
people
هَادٍ
hādin
(is) a guide
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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7. The disbelievers say: "Why has no sign [12] been sent down to him from his Lord?" (O Prophet!) You are only a warner, and for every people there is a guide.
[12]
Even When Sensory Demands Are Fulfilled, Disbelievers Do Not Believe:
That is, they require some such sensory miracle by which they can be convinced that you are truly the Prophet of Allah and are truthful. However, the deniers of the truth do not believe even after witnessing such sensory miracles. Did the people of Salihؑ believe in him after seeing the miracle of the she-camel? Or did the people of Musaؑ believe in him after seeing the staff and the shining hand? Or did the Jews believe in Sayyiduna Isaؑ, who used to bring the dead to life? Even after witnessing such miracles, the antagonists do not believe; rather, they begin to present other material explanations for them. Therefore, if the polytheists of Makkah do not take heed from the arguments of the Quran and the signs of Allah scattered throughout the universe, then sensory miracles are also useless for them. You should not worry about this. Your only task is to show them the straight path and to warn them of the consequences, and this was the only task of every guide We sent to every nation. Fulfilling such demands of the deniers was never their responsibility.
[12]
Even When Sensory Demands Are Fulfilled, Disbelievers Do Not Believe:
That is, they require some such sensory miracle by which they can be convinced that you are truly the Prophet of Allah and are truthful. However, the deniers of the truth do not believe even after witnessing such sensory miracles. Did the people of Salihؑ believe in him after seeing the miracle of the she-camel? Or did the people of Musaؑ believe in him after seeing the staff and the shining hand? Or did the Jews believe in Sayyiduna Isaؑ, who used to bring the dead to life? Even after witnessing such miracles, the antagonists do not believe; rather, they begin to present other material explanations for them. Therefore, if the polytheists of Makkah do not take heed from the arguments of the Quran and the signs of Allah scattered throughout the universe, then sensory miracles are also useless for them. You should not worry about this. Your only task is to show them the straight path and to warn them of the consequences, and this was the only task of every guide We sent to every nation. Fulfilling such demands of the deniers was never their responsibility.
