Quran 23:24

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 24

Verse 24 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَـٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
ஆனால், அவருடைய சமூகத்தாரில் காஃபிர்களாய் இருந்த தலைவர்கள்; "இவர் உங்களைப் போன்ற மனிதரேயன்றி வேறில்லை இவர் உங்களை விட சிறப்புப் பெற விரும்புகிறார்; மேலும், அல்லாஹ் நாடியிருந்தால் அவன் மலக்குகளை(த் தூதர்களாக) அனுப்பியிருப்பான். முன்னிருந்த நம் மூதாதையரிடம் இ(த்தகைய விஷயத்)தை நாம் கேள்விப்பட்டதேயில்லை" என்று கூறினார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
එවිට ඔහුගේ ජනයා අතරින් වූ ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ ප්‍රධානීහු ‘මොහු නුඹලා මෙන් මිනිසකු මිස නැත. නුඹලාට වඩා උසස් වන්නට ඔහු අපේක්ෂා කරයි. අල්ලාහ් අභිමත කළේ නම් මලක්වරුන් පහළ කරන්නට තිබුණි. මේ පිළිබඳ අපගේ මුල් මුතුන් මිත්තන්ගෙන් පවා අප අසා නැත’ යැයි පැවසූහ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اس کی قوم کے کافر سرداروں نے صاف کہہ دیا کہ یہ تو تم جیسا ہی انسان ہے، یہ تم پر فضیلت اور بڑائی حاصل کرنا چاہتا ہے ۔ اگر اللہ ہی کو منظور ہوتا تو کسی فرشتے کو اتارتا، ہم نے تو اسے اپنے اگلے باپ دادوں کے زمانے میں سنا ہی نہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
人びとの中,信仰のない長老たちは言った。「何だこれは,あなたがたと同じ只の人間ではないですか。かれはあなたがたの上に,高く留りたいのでしょう。もしアッラーが御望みなら,かれは天使を遣わすべきです。わたしたちは,昔の祖先からも,こんなことは聞きませんでした 。
ChineseMa Jian
他的宗族中不信道的头目们说:这个人只是象你们一样的一个凡人,他想获得你们的尊重。假若真主要派使者,必定降下许多天神。 我们没有听到在我们的祖先的时代发生过这样的事。

Tafsir of 23:24

The Story of Nuh, Peace be upon Him; and his people Allah tells us about Nuh, peace be upon him, whom He sent him to his people to warn them of the severe punishment of Allah and His severe vengeance on those who associated partners with Him, defied His commands and disbelieved His Messengers: فَقَالَ يَقَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (and he said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him. Will you not then have Taqwa") Meaning, "Do you not fear Allah when you associate others in worship with Him" The chiefs or leaders of his people said: مَا هَذَا إِلاَّ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ (He is no more than a human being like you, he seeks to make himself superior to you.) meaning, `he is putting himself above you and trying to make himself great by claiming to be a Prophet, but he is a human being like you, so how can he receive revelation when you do not' وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ لاّنزَلَ مَلَئِكَةً (Had Allah willed, He surely could have sent down angels.) meaning, `if Allah had wanted to send a Prophet, He would have sent an angel from Him, not a human being.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 23:24 — Surah Al-Mu'minun Verse 24