سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 9
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَـٰهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had We appointed him an angel, We indeed would have made him a man, and We would have certainly confused them in which they are already confused (i.e. the Message of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
جَعَلْنَـٰهُ
jaʿalnāhu
We had made him
مَلَكًۭا
malakan
an Angel
لَّجَعَلْنَـٰهُ
lajaʿalnāhu
certainly We (would) have made him
رَجُلًۭا
rajulan
a man
وَلَلَبَسْنَا
walalabasnā
and certainly We (would) have obscured
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
to them
مَّا
mā
what
يَلْبِسُونَ
yalbisūna
they are obscuring
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 if We had made an angel a messenger, We would have made him (appear) as a man, and We would have confused them in the same way [9] as they are now confused.
[9]
Objections to the Prophet Being an Angel:
The second way for an angel to descend would have been for him to come in human form. Just as Jibreel would sometimes come to you in the form of Dihyah Kalbi, or as angels came to Sayyiduna Ibrahim, Sayyiduna Lut, and Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon them) in human form. And if an angel had come as a prophet in human form, then all the same objections could have been raised against him as were raised against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then a separate objection would arise: is the person claiming to be an angel and a prophet actually an angel or not? Or is he a magician who is deceiving us? In other words, their confusion would still remain as it is now. Furthermore, if a messenger were an angel, the matter of the completion of proof would end. Those who believed in such a messenger could present the reasonable excuse for their inaction that the messenger is an angel and we are human, so how can we fully follow him? And this is the greatest wisdom in the messenger being a human.
[9]
Objections to the Prophet Being an Angel:
The second way for an angel to descend would have been for him to come in human form. Just as Jibreel would sometimes come to you in the form of Dihyah Kalbi, or as angels came to Sayyiduna Ibrahim, Sayyiduna Lut, and Sayyiduna Dawood (peace be upon them) in human form. And if an angel had come as a prophet in human form, then all the same objections could have been raised against him as were raised against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then a separate objection would arise: is the person claiming to be an angel and a prophet actually an angel or not? Or is he a magician who is deceiving us? In other words, their confusion would still remain as it is now. Furthermore, if a messenger were an angel, the matter of the completion of proof would end. Those who believed in such a messenger could present the reasonable excuse for their inaction that the messenger is an angel and we are human, so how can we fully follow him? And this is the greatest wisdom in the messenger being a human.
