The Holy Quran 38:8 — Surah Sad

Arabic text

أَءُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِنَا ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِى ۖ بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِ

Translation

"Does some speech (revelation of advice) descend on him (when he is merely a human being) from among us (and not an angel)?" However, (the fact is that) they are in doubt concerning My revelation (advice). The truth is that they (behave in this manner because they) have not yet tasted My punishment.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Objection to the choice of the Prophet ﷺ for messengership: that is, very well, even grant that the Quran is the Word of Allah, and never mind that no angel was sent down from the sky as a prophet; but what an outrage it is that out of all of us Muhammad ﷺ alone has been chosen! Was he the only one left in the whole land for this office?

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