The Holy Quran 17:94 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا

Translation

The only factor that prevented people from accepting Imaan when guidance came to them was that they said, "Has Allaah sent a human as a Rasool?" (However, all the Ambiyaa عليه الصلاة والسلام were humans because they preached to humans.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, even after the light of guidance had reached them, their eyes did not open; they kept saying only this: how can a human being be a messenger? If Allah had wanted to send a prophet, He would have sent down some angel from the sky.

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