سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 94
وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا ﴿94﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And nothing prevented men from believing when the guidance came to them, except that they said: "Has Allâh sent a man as (His) Messenger?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And what
مَنَعَ
manaʿa
prevented
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
أَن
an
that
يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
yu'minū
they believe
إِذْ
idh
when
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
l-hudā
the guidance
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
أَبَعَثَ
abaʿatha
Has Allah sent
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Has Allah sent
بَشَرًۭا
basharan
a human
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
Messenger
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.
94. And nothing prevented people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human as a messenger [112]?"
[112]
Denial of Messengership Due to Humanity and Denial of Humanity Due to Messengership:
The opponents of the Prophets and Messengers have always raised this objection that since this Messenger is a human being just like us, eats and drinks like us, walks around, marries, and has children, and the needs that befall us also befall him—then how can he be a Prophet? In other words, the disbelievers denied the Prophethood of the Prophets because they were human. Later, among the very communities of these Prophets, there arose people who, out of excessive devotion, accepted their Prophethood and Messengership beyond its limits but denied their humanity. Then some gave their Prophet the status of God, some called him the son of God, and some said that God had incarnated in him. Thus, in the view of both these extremists, the combination of humanity and Messengership in one being was considered impossible. The disbelievers denied Messengership due to humanity, and those with excessive devotion denied humanity due to Messengership.
[112]
Denial of Messengership Due to Humanity and Denial of Humanity Due to Messengership:
The opponents of the Prophets and Messengers have always raised this objection that since this Messenger is a human being just like us, eats and drinks like us, walks around, marries, and has children, and the needs that befall us also befall him—then how can he be a Prophet? In other words, the disbelievers denied the Prophethood of the Prophets because they were human. Later, among the very communities of these Prophets, there arose people who, out of excessive devotion, accepted their Prophethood and Messengership beyond its limits but denied their humanity. Then some gave their Prophet the status of God, some called him the son of God, and some said that God had incarnated in him. Thus, in the view of both these extremists, the combination of humanity and Messengership in one being was considered impossible. The disbelievers denied Messengership due to humanity, and those with excessive devotion denied humanity due to Messengership.
