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An-Nahl 43

Ayah 43 of 128 · Meccan

وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالٗا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤٣

And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَآAnd notwamā
  2. أَرۡسَلۡنَاWe sentarsalnā
  3. مِنbefore youmin
  4. قَبۡلِكَbefore youqablika
  5. إِلَّاexceptillā
  6. رِجَالٗاmenrijālan
  7. نُّوحِيٓWe revealednūḥī
  8. إِلَيۡهِمۡۖto themilayhim
  9. فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْso askfasalū
  10. أَهۡلَ(the) peopleahla
  11. ٱلذِّكۡرِ(of) the Reminderl-dhik'ri
  12. إِنifin
  13. كُنتُمۡyoukuntum
  14. لَا(do) notlā
  15. تَعۡلَمُونَknowtaʿlamūna

Tafsir

I did not send before you - O Messenger - except men who were human beings, to whom I sent revelation. I did not send Messengers that were angels. This is Our constant practice. If you all deny that then ask the people of the previous scriptures and they will tell you that Messengers were on;y human beings.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran