Surah Al Isra ayat 95 Tafsir Quran 17:95

﴿قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَلَائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا﴾
[ الإسراء: 95]

17:95 Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."

Say to them ‘Had there been in the earth instead of humans angels walking and living secure We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel as Messenger’ for when a messenger is sent to a people he is always of their kind so that they are able to speak to him and understand from him his message.

Say to them: If it were possible for angels to feel safe and secure when they move about on the ground here below, We would have sent down a divine Messenger

The refusal of the Idolators to believe because the Messenger was a Human -- and its refutation وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ ( And nothing prevented men ) means, most of them, أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ ( from believing ) and following the Messengers, except the fact that they found it strange that human beings would be sent as Messengers, as Allah says: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ( Is it a wonder for mankind that We have sent Our revelation to a man from among themselves (saying ): "Warn mankind, and give good news to those who believe that they shall have with their Lord the rewards of their good deeds") 10:2 And Allah says: ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا ( That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs, but they said: "Shall mere men guide us" ) 64:6 Fira`wn and his people said: أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَـبِدُونَ ( They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are obedient to us with humility!" ) 23: 47 Similarly, the nations said to their Messengers: إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ ( "You are no more than human beings like us! You wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship.
Then bring us a clear authority" ) 14:10 And there are many other similar Ayat.
Then Allah says, pointing out His kindness and mercy towards His servants, that He sends to them Messengers of their own kind so that they will understand what he says and will be able to speak to him directly.
If He sent to mankind a Messenger from among the angels, they would not be able to deal with him face to face and learn from him, as Allah says: لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ( Indeed, Allah conferred a great favor on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves ) 3:164 لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ ( Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from among yourselves ) 10:128 كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيكُمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْكُمْ يَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَـتِنَا وَيُزَكِّيكُمْ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ الْكِتَـبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُواْ تَعْلَمُونَ - فَاذْكُرُونِى أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُواْ لِي وَلاَ تَكْفُرُونِ ( Similarly, We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, reciting to you Our verses (the Qur'an ) and purifying you, and teaching you the Book and the Hikmah, and teaching you that which you used not to know.
Therefore remember Me.
I will remember you, and be grateful to Me and never be ungrateful to Me.) ( 2:151-152 ) Allah says here: قُل لَوْ كَانَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَلَـئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ ( Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, ) meaning, just as you do, لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولاً ( We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger ).
meaning, `one of their own kind.
But as you are human, We have sent to you Messengers from yourselves, as a kindness and a mercy.'

(17:95) Say to them, "Had angels settled on the Earth and moved about in peace, We would certainly have sent an angel as a Messenger to them, " *108

Say, "If there were upon the earth meaning

*108) This is to say that Messenger dces not merely convey the Message but is sent to reform human life in accordance with it.
He has to apply the principles of the Message to the circumstances of human beings and has himself to demonstrate practically those principles.
Moreover, he has to remove the misunderstandings of those people who try to listen w and understand his Message.
Besides this, he has to organize and train the Believers to create a society based on the teachings of his Message.
He has to struggle against those who reject and oppose his Message in order to subdue those powers that are bent upon corruption, and bring about that reformation for which Allah has sent His Messenger.
As alI these things have to be done in a society of human beings only a human Messenger can perform the mission.
If an angel had been sent as a Messenger, the most he could have done was to convey the message, for he could not live among human beings and share their life and problems in order to reform them.
It is thus clear that a human Messenger only could be suitable for this purpose.

 

The refusal of the Idolators to believe because the Messenger was a Human -- and its refutation وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ ( And nothing prevented men ) means, most of them, أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ ( from believing ) and following the Messengers, except the fact that they found it strange that human beings would be sent as Messengers, as Allah says: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ( Is it a wonder for mankind that We have sent Our revelation to a man from among themselves (saying ): "Warn mankind, and give good news to those who believe that they shall have with their Lord the rewards of their good deeds") 10:2 And Allah says: ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا ( That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs, but they said: "Shall mere men guide us" ) 64:6 Fira`wn and his people said: أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَـبِدُونَ ( They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are obedient to us with humility!" ) 23: 47 Similarly, the nations said to their Messengers: إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ ( "You are no more than human beings like us! You wish to turn us away from what our fathers used to worship.
Then bring us a clear authority" ) 14:10 And there are many other similar Ayat.
Then Allah says, pointing out His kindness and mercy towards His servants, that He sends to them Messengers of their own kind so that they will understand what he says and will be able to speak to him directly.
If He sent to mankind a Messenger from among the angels, they would not be able to deal with him face to face and learn from him, as Allah says: لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ ( Indeed, Allah conferred a great favor on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves ) 3:164 لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ ( Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from among yourselves ) 10:128 كَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيكُمْ رَسُولاً مِّنْكُمْ يَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَـتِنَا وَيُزَكِّيكُمْ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ الْكِتَـبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُواْ تَعْلَمُونَ - فَاذْكُرُونِى أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُواْ لِي وَلاَ تَكْفُرُونِ ( Similarly, We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, reciting to you Our verses (the Qur'an ) and purifying you, and teaching you the Book and the Hikmah, and teaching you that which you used not to know.
Therefore remember Me.
I will remember you, and be grateful to Me and never be ungrateful to Me.) ( 2:151-152 ) Allah says here: قُل لَوْ كَانَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَلَـئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ ( Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, ) meaning, just as you do, لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولاً ( We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger ).
meaning, `one of their own kind.
But as you are human, We have sent to you Messengers from yourselves, as a kindness and a mercy.'

( Say ) O Muhammad, to the people of Mecca: ( If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger ) for we send angel messengers only to angels and human messengers to humans.

Say: "If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger."

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