The Holy Quran 54:24 — Surah Al-Qamar

Arabic text

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Translation

They said, "If we were to follow a lonesome human (mortal) from among ourselves, we would surely be in error and insane."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, [he is] not some angel from the sky, but a man just like us, and alone at that, with no power or following behind him, and he wants to subdue us and make everyone his followers. This will never happen. If we fall into this snare, it will be a great mistake and folly on our part, indeed madness.

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