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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-An'am 6:8

Word by word

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنزَلْنَا مَلَكًا لَّقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ

And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?" But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided; then they would not be reprieved.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقال هؤلاء المشركون: هلا أنزل الله تعالى على محمد مَلَكًا من السماء; ليصدقه فيما جاء به من النبوة، ولو أنزلنا مَلَكًّا من السماء إجابة لطلبهم لقضي الأمر بإهلاكهم، ثم لا يمهلون لتوبة، فقد سبق في علم الله أنهم لا يؤمنون.

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