Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayat 43-43

Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 16 An-Nahl, Ayat 43-43

وَمَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوۡحِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِمۡ فَسۡـئَلُوۡۤا اَهۡلَ الذِّكۡرِ اِنۡ كُنۡتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَۙ‏ ﴿16:43﴾

(16:43) (O Muhammad), whenever We raised any Messengers before you, they were no other than human beings;³⁸ (except that) to them We sent revelation. So ask those who possess knowledge³⁹ if you do not know.

Notes

38. This is the answer to the objection of the mushriks of Makkah (which has not been cited here) that they could not believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was a Prophet of God because he was a human being like them. They have been told that the same objection had been raised against all the Prophets who came before him.

39. “Those who possess knowledge” are the scholars of the people of the Books and others, who, though not scholars in the strict sense had sufficient knowledge of the teachings of the revealed Books and were acquainted with the stories of the former Prophets.