The Holy Quran 25:7 — Surah Al-Furqan

Arabic text

وَقَالُوا۟ مَالِ هَـٰذَا ٱلرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِى فِى ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُۥ نَذِيرًا

Translation

And (in addition to this) they (also) say, "What is the matter with this Rasool that he eats food and walks in the marketplaces (like any ordinary human) ? Why is an angel not sent with him to be a warner alongside him?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The objection to the prophethood of the Prophet ﷺ on account of his eating and drinking: that is, [the disbelievers say]: “Since he eats food as we do and, as we do, goes to the markets to buy and sell, what difference remains between us and him?

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