سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 7
وَقَالُوا۟ مَالِ هَـٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِى فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Why does this Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) eat food, and walk about in the markets (as we). Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
مَالِ
māli
Why does
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلرَّسُولِ
l-rasūli
Messenger
يَأْكُلُ
yakulu
eat
ٱلطَّعَامَ
l-ṭaʿāma
[the] food
وَيَمْشِى
wayamshī
and walk
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ
l-aswāqi
the markets
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is sent down
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مَلَكٌۭ
malakun
an Angel
فَيَكُونَ
fayakūna
then he be
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with him
نَذِيرًا
nadhīran
a warner
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.
And they say, "What sort of messenger is this who eats food and walks in the markets [10]? Why has no angel been sent down with him to warn people [11] together with him?"
[10] This ignorant objection of the disbelievers has also been repeated at several places in the Quran, and that objection is that the Messenger should at least be a superhuman being, who is free from human needs, or at the very least, be among those who are detached from worldly affairs and are ascetics. The answer to this objection has also been given at several places before.
[11] That is, the disbeliever who did not accept the word of this Prophet as true, the angel would frighten, threaten, or beat him severely, so that people would not even dare to reject the Prophet’s call, and in this way, he would have his own following.
[10] This ignorant objection of the disbelievers has also been repeated at several places in the Quran, and that objection is that the Messenger should at least be a superhuman being, who is free from human needs, or at the very least, be among those who are detached from worldly affairs and are ascetics. The answer to this objection has also been given at several places before.
[11] That is, the disbeliever who did not accept the word of this Prophet as true, the angel would frighten, threaten, or beat him severely, so that people would not even dare to reject the Prophet’s call, and in this way, he would have his own following.
