The Holy Quran 38:4 — Surah Sad

Arabic text

وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

Translation

They (the Kuffaar of Makkah) are surprised (wonder) that a warner (Rasulullaah ﷺ) has come from among them (saying that a prophet ought to be an angel). (Instead of accepting his message,) The Kuffaar say, "He is a magician and a great liar."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The disbelievers' objection to the prophethood of the Prophet ﷺ: that is, had some angel come from the sky, that would have been one thing. But that a man from among ourselves should stand up and begin to frighten and threaten us, saying, “I have come sent by Allah, Who is in the heavens” — this is something strange!

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