The Holy Quran 11:27 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا نَرَىٰكَ إِلَّا بَشَرًا مِّثْلَنَا وَمَا نَرَىٰكَ ٱتَّبَعَكَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَرَاذِلُنَا بَادِىَ ٱلرَّأْىِ وَمَا نَرَىٰ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍۭ بَلْ نَظُنُّكُمْ كَـٰذِبِينَ

Translation

The disbelieving leaders (chiefs) of his nation said, We consider you to be a mere human like ourselves and we see that only those people follow you who are of low class and who are simple minded. We see no superiority in you over us (we therefore see no reason why we should follow you). In fact, we deem (think) you to be (all) liars (and will therefore not follow you)." (Like many nations, the people of Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام failed to realise that a Nabi has to be a human being. Angels are unable to be effective as Ambiyaa because they do not have the same needs as humans have and can therefore not identify with humans. Nevertheless, even if Allaah did send angels as Ambiyaa to humans, stubborn people would have rejected them on the grounds that they are not human.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The debate between Nuh ﵇ and his people: that is, a messenger ought to have some evident distinction over the whole people. But we see that you are of the human race like us, not an angel from the heavens before whom people's necks would bow of their own accord.

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