سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 8
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "Why has not an angel been sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they said
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why has not been
أُنزِلَ
unzila
sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
مَلَكٌۭ ۖ
malakun
an Angel
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We (had) sent down
مَلَكًۭا
malakan
an Angel
لَّقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely (would) have been decided
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
no
يُنظَرُونَ
yunẓarūna
respite would have been granted to them
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, "Why has an angel not been sent down to him?" If We had sent down an angel, then the matter would have been settled [8], and they would not have been given any respite.
[8] This is the answer to the second objection of the disbelievers: why does the angel not descend upon Muhammad ﷺ in his original form, so that we may see him and be convinced, and so that we may know whether the Prophet is truthful in saying that an angel descends upon him? In response to this objection, Allah Almighty said that if the angel were to come in his original form, they would die immediately out of terror; they would not even have the opportunity to believe or deny. Only the Prophets are capable of bearing the sight of an angel in his original form. Accordingly, you ﷺ saw the angel Jibreel in his original form twice. You ﷺ said, "He had six hundred wings, and his size filled the entire horizon." [بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير۔ باب قول الله : __QUR_0__ ] There is no evidence in the hadiths that any other Prophet saw the angel Jibreel in his original form.
[8] This is the answer to the second objection of the disbelievers: why does the angel not descend upon Muhammad ﷺ in his original form, so that we may see him and be convinced, and so that we may know whether the Prophet is truthful in saying that an angel descends upon him? In response to this objection, Allah Almighty said that if the angel were to come in his original form, they would die immediately out of terror; they would not even have the opportunity to believe or deny. Only the Prophets are capable of bearing the sight of an angel in his original form. Accordingly, you ﷺ saw the angel Jibreel in his original form twice. You ﷺ said, "He had six hundred wings, and his size filled the entire horizon." [بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير۔ باب قول الله : __QUR_0__ ] There is no evidence in the hadiths that any other Prophet saw the angel Jibreel in his original form.
