The Holy Quran 17:95 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُولًا

Translation

Say (in reply to them), "If there were angels walking (very) peacefully on earth, We would have sent to them an angel from the skies as a Rasool (However, since there are humans on earth, We have sent a human because he can best relate to them)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Why the messengers are human beings: that is, if this earth were a settlement of angels instead of men, it would certainly have been fitting for Us to send an angel as a prophet. If an angel were sent to men in his true form, their eyes and hearts could not even bear it, let alone benefit from it; and if he came in the form of a man, they would remain in…

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