سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 124
وَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّىٰ نُؤْتَىٰ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ رُسُلُ ٱللَّهِ ۘ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ صَغَارٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَمْكُرُونَ ﴿124﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when there comes to them a sign (from Allâh) they say: "We shall not believe until we receive the like of that which the Messengers of Allâh had received." Allâh knows best with whom to place His Message. Humiliation and disgrace from Allâh and a severe torment will overtake the criminals (polytheists, sinners) for that which they used to plot.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
جَآءَتْهُمْ
jāathum
comes to them
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a Sign
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
لَن
lan
Never
نُّؤْمِنَ
nu'mina
we will believe
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
نُؤْتَىٰ
nu'tā
we are given
مِثْلَ
mith'la
like
مَآ
mā
what
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
was given
رُسُلُ
rusulu
(to the) Messengers
ٱللَّهِ ۘ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
knows best
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
where
يَجْعَلُ
yajʿalu
He places
رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗ
risālatahu
His Message
سَيُصِيبُ
sayuṣību
Will afflict
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَجْرَمُوا۟
ajramū
committed crimes
صَغَارٌ
ṣaghārun
a humiliation
عِندَ
ʿinda
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَعَذَابٌۭ
waʿadhābun
and a punishment
شَدِيدٌۢ
shadīdun
severe
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَمْكُرُونَ
yamkurūna
plot
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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124. And when a sign comes to them, they say, “We will never believe until we are given the like of what was given to Allah’s messengers.” Allah knows best where to place His message. Soon, the criminals will be overtaken by humiliation before Allah and a severe punishment for their plotting.
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Messengership is a Gifted Attribute and the Disbelievers’ Demand for Messengership:
For example, when they witnessed the miracle of the splitting of the moon, they said that it was clear magic. This is evidence of their stubbornness, and now they say that an angel should be sent down to them as to the messengers, and that the book, wisdom, and prophethood given to the messengers should also be given to them. They claim that unless these things are made available to them, they cannot believe. However, not every human being is capable of bearing the burden of revelation. Allah instills this capacity in the hearts of the prophets from birth, and this attribute is a matter of Allah’s religion and grace. It cannot be attained through effort, toil, or spiritual exercises. Allah alone knows who among mankind is capable of bearing the burden of prophethood. What these people are doing is out of arrogance and rebellion, and the thorns they are spreading in the path of truth through their deceit and trickery will result in them facing the punishment of humiliation and disgrace in this world as well as in the Hereafter.
[131]
Messengership is a Gifted Attribute and the Disbelievers’ Demand for Messengership:
For example, when they witnessed the miracle of the splitting of the moon, they said that it was clear magic. This is evidence of their stubbornness, and now they say that an angel should be sent down to them as to the messengers, and that the book, wisdom, and prophethood given to the messengers should also be given to them. They claim that unless these things are made available to them, they cannot believe. However, not every human being is capable of bearing the burden of revelation. Allah instills this capacity in the hearts of the prophets from birth, and this attribute is a matter of Allah’s religion and grace. It cannot be attained through effort, toil, or spiritual exercises. Allah alone knows who among mankind is capable of bearing the burden of prophethood. What these people are doing is out of arrogance and rebellion, and the thorns they are spreading in the path of truth through their deceit and trickery will result in them facing the punishment of humiliation and disgrace in this world as well as in the Hereafter.
