Surah Al-Hijr
Chapter 15 · Verse 8 · Revealed in Makkah
“We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Accusation that the Prophet was a Madman and Demands for Him to bring down Angels
Allah tells us about the disbelief, arrogance and stubbornness of the disbelievers as reflected in their words:
يأَيُّهَا الَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Explanatory Notes
1\. The word: الْحَقِّ (what is true) in: إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ (ilia bi al-l aqq: translated as 'except with what is true' ) means the decision to send down punishment. Some commentators take them to be denoting the Qur’ an, or prophethood. In Bayan al-Qur'an, preference has been given to the first meaning which has been reported from al-Hasan al-Basri (رح) . Maulana Ashraf ` Ali Thanavi (رح) has explained these verses as given below.
What does this verse bring up for you today?