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Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 95
قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا ﴿95﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
كَانَ
kāna
(there) were
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌۭ
malāikatun
Angels
يَمْشُونَ
yamshūna
walking
مُطْمَئِنِّينَ
muṭ'ma-innīna
securely
لَنَزَّلْنَا
lanazzalnā
surely We (would) have sent down
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
to them
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the heaven
مَلَكًۭا
malakan
an Angel
رَّسُولًۭا
rasūlan
(as) a Messenger
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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95. Say, "If there were angels walking peacefully on the earth, We would have sent down to them an angel [113] as a messenger from the heavens."
[113]
Why Is It Necessary for the Messenger to Be Human?
Since humans inhabit the world, the messenger for them should also be a human. The reason is that the duty of a messenger is not limited to merely conveying Allah’s message or explaining and clarifying that message. Rather, it also includes the responsibility of acting upon the commands revealed by Allah and presenting a practical example to the community. Now, suppose an angel came as a messenger and appeared in human form, conveyed Allah’s message, and also demonstrated acting upon those commands. Then people would be justified in saying that the one showing this practical example was an angel. He neither possessed human weaknesses nor was he in need of human necessities. Therefore, how can we perform deeds like that angel, and how can he be a model for us? The real test would be if he were a human like us and then demonstrated acting upon those commands. [نيز اس سلسله ميں سورة انعام كي آيت نمبر 7 تا 9 كے حواشي بهي ملاحظه فرما ليجئے]
[113]
Why Is It Necessary for the Messenger to Be Human?
Since humans inhabit the world, the messenger for them should also be a human. The reason is that the duty of a messenger is not limited to merely conveying Allah’s message or explaining and clarifying that message. Rather, it also includes the responsibility of acting upon the commands revealed by Allah and presenting a practical example to the community. Now, suppose an angel came as a messenger and appeared in human form, conveyed Allah’s message, and also demonstrated acting upon those commands. Then people would be justified in saying that the one showing this practical example was an angel. He neither possessed human weaknesses nor was he in need of human necessities. Therefore, how can we perform deeds like that angel, and how can he be a model for us? The real test would be if he were a human like us and then demonstrated acting upon those commands. [نيز اس سلسله ميں سورة انعام كي آيت نمبر 7 تا 9 كے حواشي بهي ملاحظه فرما ليجئے]
