سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 75
ٱللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh chooses Messengers from angels and from men. Verily, Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Seer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَصْطَفِى
yaṣṭafī
chooses
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
l-malāikati
the Angels
رُسُلًۭا
rusulan
Messengers
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلنَّاسِ ۚ
l-nāsi
the mankind
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
سَمِيعٌۢ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٌۭ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
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.
75. Allah chooses messengers from among the angels and from among the people [104]. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
[104] That is, for delivering messages, Allah selects from among the angels and from among mankind according to His own wisdom and discretion. Among the angels, there is Jibreel or those angels who came as messengers to Zakariya, Maryam, Ibrahim, and Lut (peace be upon them), and among the people, all the prophets and messengers have conveyed Allah’s message to the people. In authentic ahadith, it is mentioned that just as the prophets among people are the most virtuous, likewise, the messenger angels are superior to other angels. In fact, this verse is a response to an objection of the disbelievers; they used to say that if Allah had to send a messenger, He should have chosen a great man from the major towns of Makkah or Ta’if. In reply, Allah said that He knows best who is worthy of messengership among the people, and no one has the right to object in this matter.
[104] That is, for delivering messages, Allah selects from among the angels and from among mankind according to His own wisdom and discretion. Among the angels, there is Jibreel or those angels who came as messengers to Zakariya, Maryam, Ibrahim, and Lut (peace be upon them), and among the people, all the prophets and messengers have conveyed Allah’s message to the people. In authentic ahadith, it is mentioned that just as the prophets among people are the most virtuous, likewise, the messenger angels are superior to other angels. In fact, this verse is a response to an objection of the disbelievers; they used to say that if Allah had to send a messenger, He should have chosen a great man from the major towns of Makkah or Ta’if. In reply, Allah said that He knows best who is worthy of messengership among the people, and no one has the right to object in this matter.
