Quran 16:43

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 43

Verse 43 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(நபியே!) இன்னும் உமக்கு முன்னர் வஹீ கொடுத்து நாம் அவர்களிடம் அனுப்பி வைத்த தூதர்கள் எல்லோரும் ஆடவரே தவிர வேறெல்லர் ஆகவே (அவர்களை நோக்கி) "நீங்கள் (இதனை) அறிந்து கொள்ளாமலிருந்தால். (முந்திய) வேத ஞானம் பெற்றோரிடம் கேட்டறிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்" (என்று கூறுவீராக).
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹට පෙර සිටම, අපි ඔවුන් වෙත දේව පණිවිඩ දන්වමින් එවන ලද්දේ පිරිමීන් මිස වෙනත් කිසිවකු නො වේ. එහෙයින් නුඹලා නොදැන සිටියෙහු නම් දැනුමැත්තන්ගෙන් විමසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ سے پہلے بھی ہم مَردوں کو ہی بھیجتے رہے، جن کی جانب وحی اتارا کرتے تھے پس اگر تم نہیں جانتے تو اہل علم سے دریافت کر لو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
われがあなたより以前に遣わし,啓示を授けたのは(天使ではなく)人間に外ならない。あなたがたがもし分らないなら,以前に訓戒(の啓典)を与えられている民(ユダヤ,キリスト教徒)に問うがいい。
ChineseMa Jian
在你之前,我只派遣了我所启示的一些男子。你们应当请教深明教诲者,如果你们不知道。

Tafsir of 16:43

Only Human Messengers have been Sent Ad-Dahhak said, reporting from Ibn `Abbas: "When Allah sent Muhammad as a Messenger, the Arabs, or some of them, denied him and said, `Allah is too great to send a human being as a Messenger.' Then Allah revealed: أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ (Is it a wonder to people that We have sent Our Inspiration to a man from among themselves (saying): "Warn mankind...") and He said, وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلاَّ رِجَالاً نُّوحِى إِلَيْهِمْ فَاسْأَلُواْ أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنْتُم لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ (And We sent not (as Our Messengers) before you (O Muhammad) any but men, whom We sent Revelation. So ask Ahl Adh-Dhikr, if you know not.). meaning, (ask) the people of the previous Books, were the Messengers that were sent to them humans or angels If they were angels, then you have the right to find this strange, but if they were human, then you have no grounds to deny that Muhammad ﷺ is a Messenger.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 16:43 — Surah An-Nahl Verse 43