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Al-Furqan 7

Ayah 7 of 77 · Meccan

وَقَالُواْ مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمۡشِي فِي ٱلۡأَسۡوَاقِ لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡهِ مَلَكٞ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا ٧

And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقَالُواْAnd they saywaqālū
  2. مَالِWhy doesmāli
  3. هَٰذَاthishādhā
  4. ٱلرَّسُولِMessengerl-rasūli
  5. يَأۡكُلُeatyakulu
  6. ٱلطَّعَامَ[the] foodl-ṭaʿāma
  7. وَيَمۡشِيand walkwayamshī
  8. فِيinfī
  9. ٱلۡأَسۡوَاقِthe marketsl-aswāqi
  10. لَوۡلَآWhy notlawlā
  11. أُنزِلَis sent downunzila
  12. إِلَيۡهِto himilayhi
  13. مَلَكٞan Angelmalakun
  14. فَيَكُونَthen he befayakūna
  15. مَعَهُۥwith himmaʿahu
  16. نَذِيرًاa warnernadhīran

Tafsir

The idolaters who rejected the Prophet peace be upon him said, “What is wrong with this man that claims he is a messenger from Allah when he eats food just as other people do, and walks around the markets in search of livelihood? Why did Allah not send an angel with him who would accompany him, proclaim his truthfulness and help him?”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran