Surah Al-An'am Verse 8 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And they say, "Why was there not sent down to…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-An'am

وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ ۝٨

🔤 Transliteration

Wa qaaloo law laaa unzila alaihi malakunw wa law anzalna malakal laqudiyal amru summa laa yunzaroon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Malak (مَلَك): An angel, a celestial being created by Allah from light, who carries out His commands without disobedience.
Laqudiya al-amr (لَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ): The matter would have been decisively settled—meaning the punishment would have been carried out immediately.
Yuntharun (يُنظَرُونَ): They would be granted a delay or respite—here, it means they would not be given any time to repent or escape.

Tafsir (Explanation):

The disbelievers of Makkah, in their stubbornness and arrogance, kept demanding signs to prove the truth of Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) message. Among their demands, they said: "Why was an angel not sent down to him?"—meaning, they wanted a visible angel to accompany the Prophet and testify to his truthfulness, so they could see him with their own eyes and hear him speak. They imagined this would make belief easier for them.

Allah responded to their demand with a profound and decisive reply: If We had sent down an angel as they requested, the matter would have been settled once and for all—but not in the way they hoped. The established divine law is that when a people demand a sign of this magnitude and then still refuse to believe, they are destroyed immediately, as was the case with previous nations who challenged their prophets with similar demands. Their fate would have been sealed: they would have been annihilated on the spot, with no chance to repent, no delay, and no second opportunity.

This verse carries a powerful lesson for every seeker of truth: the signs of Allah are already abundant—the Qur'an itself, the Prophet’s impeccable character, and the countless miracles of creation around us. Demanding more signs is not a sign of sincere faith but often a pretext for continued rejection. Allah, in His infinite mercy, has kept the door of repentance open for this Ummah until the final hour. He did not send the angel they demanded, precisely because He wanted to give them—and all of humanity—time to turn back to Him.

So, dear reader, do not be like those who ask for signs while ignoring the signs already before them. Open your heart to the Qur'an, reflect on its verses, and you will find that the greatest sign of all is the guidance that leads you from darkness to light. Allah’s mercy is vast, and His door of repentance remains open—seize it before the angel of death arrives, for after that, there is no delay and no return.

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📜 Verse 6-10 — Al-An'am

6أَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا لَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمْ وَأَرْسَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْهِم مِّدْرَارًا وَجَعَلْنَا الْأَنْهَارَ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَنشَأْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا آخَرِينَ

Have they not seen how many generations We destroyed before them which We had established upon the earth as We have not established you? And We sent [rain from] the sky upon them in showers and made rivers flow beneath them; then We destroyed them for their sins and brought forth after them a generation of others.

7وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَابًا فِي قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ لَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And even if We had sent down to you, [O Muhammad], a written scripture on a page and they touched it with their hands, the disbelievers would say, "This is not but obvious magic."

8وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

9وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ مَلَكًا لَّجَعَلْنَاهُ رَجُلًا وَلَلَبَسْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّا يَلْبِسُونَ

And if We had made him an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves.

10وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.

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