Surah Al-Isra Ayat 95 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 95
Say, “If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger.”
Say, “If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger.”
Say: “Had angels been walking about in peace on the earth, We would surely have sent to them an angel from the heavens as Messenger.”
Say: “If there were on the earth, angels walking about in peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger.”
Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger.
Say, “If there were in the earth Angels walking composed, indeed We would have been sending down upon them from the heaven an Angel as a Messenger.”
Say, ‘If there were angels walking about on earth, feeling at home, We would have sent them an angel from Heaven as a messenger.’
آپ کہہ دیں کہ اگر زمین میں فرشتے چلتے پھرتے اور رہتے بستے ہوتے تو ہم بھی ان کے پاس کسی آسمانی فرشتے ہی کو رسول بنا کر بھیجتے
Quran 17 Verse 95 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Isra ayat 95, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(17:95) Say: “Had angels been walking about in peace on the earth, We would surely have sent to them an angel from the heavens as Messenger.”[108]
108. This is to say that Messenger does not merely convey the message but is sent to reform human life in accordance with it. He has to apply the principles of the message to the circumstances of human beings and has himself to demonstrate practically those principles. Moreover, he has to remove the misunderstandings of those people who try to listen to and understand his message. Besides this, he has to organize and train the believers to create a society based on the teachings of his message. He has to struggle against those who reject and oppose his message in order to subdue those powers that are bent upon corruption, and bring about that reformation for which Allah has sent His Messenger. As all these things have to be done in a society of human beings only a human Messenger can perform the mission. If an angel had been sent as a Messenger, the most he could have done was to convey the message, for he could not live among human beings and share their life and problems in order to reform them. It is thus clear that a human Messenger only could be suitable for this purpose.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Isra verse 95 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Isra ayat 94 which provides the complete commentary from verse 94 through 95.
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