وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allāh sent a human messenger?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மனிதர்களிடம் நேர்வழி (காட்டி) வந்த போது, "ஒரு மனிதரையா அல்லாஹ் (தன்) தூதராக அனுப்பினான்" என்று கூறுவதைத் தவிர அவர்கள் ஈமான் கொள்வதை வேறெதுவும் தடுக்கவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ජනයා වෙත යහ මග පැමිණි විට "අල්ලාහ් ධර්ම දූතයකු වශයෙන් මිනිසෙකුවද යැව්වේ" යැයි විමසීම මිස වෙනත් කිසිවක් ඔවුන් විශ්වාස කිරීමෙන් ඔවුන්ව වැළැක්වූයේ නැත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- لوگوں کے پاس ہدایت پہنچ چکنے کے بعد ایمان سے روکنے والی صرف یہی چیز رہی کہ انہوں نے کہا کیا اللہ نے ایک انسان کو ہی رسول بنا کر بھیجا؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 導きがかれらに下された時，人びとの信心を妨げたのは，かれらが，「アッラーは（わたしたちと同じ）一人の人間を，使徒として遺わされたのか。」と言った（こと）に外ならない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当正道降临众人的时候，妨碍他们信道的只是他们的这句话：难道真主派遣一个凡人来做使者吗？
Tafsir of 17:94
The refusal of the Idolators to believe because the Messenger was a Human -- and its refutation وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ (And nothing prevented men) means, most of them, أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ (from believing) and following the Messengers, except the fact that they found it strange that human beings would be sent as Messengers, as Allah says: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ (Is it a wonder for mankind that We have sent Our revelation to a man from among themselves (saying): "Warn mankind, and give good news to those who believe that they shall have with their Lord the rewards of their good deeds") 10:2 And Allah says: ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَتِ فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا (That was because there came to them their Messengers with clear proofs, but they said: "Shall mere men guide us") 64:6 Fira`wn and his people said: أَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عَبِدُونَ (They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are obedient to us with humility!") 23: 47 Similarly, the nations said to…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
