Al-Anbiya 21:7 وما ارسلنا قبلك الا رجالا نوحي اليهم فاسالوا اهل الذكر ان كنتم لا تعلمون ٧

21:7

وَمَآ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

قَبۡلَكَ

إِلَّا

رِجَالٗا

نُّوحِيٓ

إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ

فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ

أَهۡلَ

ٱلذِّكۡرِ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

لَا

تَعۡلَمُونَ

A kò rán ẹnì kan ní iṣẹ́-òjíṣẹ́ ṣíwájú rẹ àfi àwọn ọkùnrin tí À ń fi ìmísí ránṣẹ́ sí. Nítorí náà, ẹ bèèrè lọ́dọ̀ àwọn oníràn-ántí tí ẹ̀yin kò bá mọ̀.¹

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Messengers are no more than Human Beings

Here Allah refutes those who denied that human Messengers could be sent:

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلاَّ رِجَالاً نُّوحِى إِلَيْهِمْ

(And We sent not before you but men to whom We revealed.) meaning, all the Messengers who came before you were men, human b

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The Messengers are no more than Human Beings

Here Allah refutes those who denied that human Messengers could be sent:

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلاَّ

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Chapter 21, Page 322, Juz 17

1. Ìṣírò-iṣẹ́ súnmọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn, wọ́n sì wà nínú ìfọ́núfọ́ra, tí wọ́n ń gbúnrí (kúrò níbi òdodo). 2. Kò sí ìrántí titun kan tí ó máa dé bá wọn láti ọ̀dọ̀ Olúwa wọn àfi kí wọ́n gbọ́ ọ lẹ́ni tí yóò máa (fi) ṣeré. 3. Wọ́n fọ́núfọ́ra ni. Àwọn tó ṣàbòsí sì fi ọ̀rọ̀ ìkọ̀kọ̀ (ààrin ara wọn) pamọ́ pé: “Ṣé èyí tayọ abara bí irú yín ni? Ṣé ẹ máa tẹ̀lé idán ni, nígbà tí ẹ̀yin náà ríran?” 4. Ó sọ pé: “Olúwa mi mọ ọ̀rọ̀ tó ń bẹ nínú sánmọ̀ àti ilẹ̀. Òun ni Olùgbọ́, Onímọ̀.” 5. Rárá, wọ́n tún wí pé: “Àwọn àlá tí ó lọ́pọ̀ mọ́ra wọn tí kò ní ìtúmọ̀ ni (al-Ƙur’ān.” Wọ́n tún wí pé): “Rárá, ó hun ún ni.” (Wọ́n tún wí pé): “Rárá, eléwì ni. (Bí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́) kí ó mú àmì kan wá fún wa gẹ́gẹ́ bí wọ́n ṣe fi rán àwọn ẹni àkọ́kọ́.” 6. Kò sí àwọn tó gbàgbọ́ ṣíwájú wọn nínú àwọn ìlú tí A ti parẹ́ (lẹ́yìn ìsọ̀kalẹ̀ àmì). Ṣé àwọn sì máa gbàgbọ́ (nígbà tí àmì bá dé)? 7. A kò rán ẹnì kan ní iṣẹ́-òjíṣẹ́ ṣíwájú rẹ àfi àwọn ọkùnrin tí À ń fi ìmísí ránṣẹ́ sí. Nítorí náà, ẹ bèèrè lọ́dọ̀ àwọn oníràn-ántí tí ẹ̀yin kò bá mọ̀. 8. A kò sì ṣe wọ́n ní abara tí kì í jẹun. Wọn kò sì jẹ́ olùṣegbére (nílé ayé). 9. Lẹ́yìn náà, A mú àdéhùn Wa ṣẹ fún wọn. A sì gba àwọn Òjíṣẹ́ àti àwọn tí A bá fẹ́ là. A sì pa àwọn olùtayọ ẹnu-ààlà run. 10. Dájúdájú A ti sọ tírà kan kalẹ̀ fún yín, tí ìrántí nípa ọ̀rọ̀ ara yín wà nínú rẹ̀. Nítorí náà, ṣé ẹ ò ṣe làákàyè ni?

- Shaykh Abu Rahimah Mikael Aykyuni