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Al-Anbya Surah 21

Verse 8

الأنبياء

The Prophets • makkah

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English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

21:8

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And We sent none as Messengers before thee but men to whom We sent revelations. So ask the people of the Reminder, if you know not.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور تجھ سے پہلے ہم نے کبھی کسی کو نہیں بھیجا مگر مَردوں کو جن کی طرف ہم وحی کرتے تھے۔ پس اہلِ ذکر سے پوچھ لو اگر تم نہیں جانتے۔

French

Et avant toi, Nous n’avons envoyé en tant que Messagers que des hommes à qui Nous avons donné des révélations. Demandez donc à ceux qui sont versés dans les Rappels Divins, si vous ne savez pas.

German

Und Wir entsandten vor dir lediglich Männer, denen Wir Offenbarung zuteil werden ließen – fragt nur diejenigen*, die die Ermahnung besitzen, wenn ihr nicht wisset.

Chinese

[a]在你之前, 我常常派遣男人作为使者, 降赐他们启示。如果你们不知道, 那就求教有经的人;

12:110; 16:44.

Italian

E Noi anche prima di te non mandammo come messaggeri altro che uomini, ai quali mandammo le rivelazioni. Se non lo sapete, interrogate coloro che sono molto versati nelle scritture.

Spanish

Mas antes de ti, no enviamos como Mensajeros a nadie que no fuese un hombre a quien le entregamos la Revelación. Preguntad pues a los que poseen el conocimiento de la Escritura si es que no lo sabéis.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور ہم تجھ سے پہلے (بھی ہمیشہ) مردوں ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجا کرتے تھے اور ہم ان کی طرف وحی کرتے تھے اور (اے منکرو) اگر تم (یہ بات) نہیں جانتے تو اہل کتاب سے پوچھ کر دیکھ لو۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

[b]And We sent none as Messengers before thee but men to whom We sent revelations. So ask the people of the Reminder, if you know not;

12:110; 16:44.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]And We sent none as Messengers before thee but men to whom We sent revelations. So ask the people of the Reminder, if you know not.[2349]

12:110; 16:44.

Commentary:

اھل الذکر may signify: (a) the former Prophets; (b) their followers; and (c) the Muslims, i.e. the followers of the Quran because it has also been called الذکر (15:10; 16:45; 21:51 & 36:70).

This and the following verse contain the answer to the objection embodied in the words, Is this man aught but a human being like yourselves (v. 4 above). The verse purports to say that the former Prophets were also ordinary mortals like the Holy Prophet and yet they (the Meccans) believe in them. It further implies that in spite of being ordinary men they succeeded in their mission and their enemies were destroyed. The opponents of the Holy Prophet should not therefore delude themselves into the false satisfaction that as he is an ordinary human being his rejection will do them no harm. For a fuller explanation of the present verse see 16:44.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور اے محمدؐ، تم سے پہلے بھی ہم نے انسانوں ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجا تھا جن پر ہم وحی کیا کرتے تھے تم لوگ اگر علم نہیں رکھتے تو اہلِ کتاب سے پوچھ لو

English - Sahih

And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے بھی تو آدمیوں ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجا تھا ان کی طرف ہم وحی بھیجا کرتے تھے اگر تم نہیں جانتے تو علم والوں سے پوچھ لو

English - Talal Itani

And not We sent before you except men, We revealed to them. So ask (the) people (of) the Reminder, if you (do) not know.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

12:110; 16:44.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And We sent none before thee, but men to whom We made revelation -- question the People of the Remembrance, if you do not know --

English - Maududi

(O Muhammad), even before you We never sent any other than human beings as Messengers, and to them We sent revelation. Ask the People of the Book if you do not know.

English - Ahmed Ali

Never did We send a message before you but through a man, whom We inspired. If you do not know, then ask the keepers of the oracles of God.

English - Yusuf Ali

Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

12:110; 16:44.

2349

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

12:110; 16:44.

English - Pickthall

And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And We sent not before thee any but men to whom We sent revelation; so ask the followers of the Reminder if you know not.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Before thee also We sent as Messengers men to whom We vouchsafed revelation. If you who disbelieve know it not, then ask the People of the Book.

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