Quran Quote  : 

Quran-16:2 Surah An-nahl English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

يُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

Transliteration:( Yunazzilul malaaa 'ikata birroohi min amrihee 'alaa mai yashaaa'u min 'ibaadiheee an anzirooo annahoo laaa ilaaha illaaa ana fattaqoon )

2. He sends down the angels with the spirit from His Command, that is the revelation (3) on whomsoever of His bondsmen He pleases (4), 'Warn that none is worthy of worship (5) besides Me, so fear Me."

Surah An-Nahl Ayat 2 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

3. Revelation is called spirit because it bequeathes life in a person. Life gives existence to the body and revelation gives existence to Life itself. If this is separated death will occur. The bringer of revelation is Hazrat Jibrael (On whom be peace) alone, but out of respect the plural form, angels, is used. At the revelation of certain verses, Hazrat Jibrael (On whom be peace) would be accompanied by other angels as well. Hence use is made of the plural form, angels. 

4. This is a reply to the objection of the Jews and Christians which is specific to the prophethood of the Israelites. Or, it is a reply to that taunting remarks of the Quraish that prophethood should have been received by someone wealthy. The Qadyanis cannot use this verse as a proof of their belief, because Allah Almighty Himself ended Prophethood on This and the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم to prophethood has taken place according to His will and intention.

5.This command of "wurn" could be directed to the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم or the believers or the Ulama of Islam because propagation work is here to remain for all times. Every Muslim should propagate the message of Islam according to his own ability.

 

Ibn-Kathir

2. He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation) of His command to those servants of His whom He wills (saying): “Warn mankind that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.”


Allah sends Whomever He wills with the Message of Tawhid

﴿يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ﴾

(He sends down the angels with the Ruh) refers to the revelation. This is like the Ayat:

﴿وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحاً مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا الْكِتَـبُ وَلاَ الإِيمَـنُ وَلَـكِن جَعَلْنَـهُ نُوراً نَّهْدِى بِهِ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا﴾

(And thus We have sent to you a Ruh (revelation) by Our command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is the faith. But We have made it a light by which We guide whomever We will among Our servants.) ï´¿43:52ï´¾

﴿عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ﴾

(to those servants of His whom He wills) meaning the Prophets, as Allah says:

﴿اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُ﴾

(Allah best knows where to place His Message.) ï´¿6:124ï´¾

﴿اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةِ رُسُلاً وَمِنَ النَّاسِ﴾

(Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men.) ï´¿22:75ï´¾

﴿رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَـتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِى الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلاَقِ – يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ﴾

(He sends the Ruh (revelation) by His command to whoever among His servants He wills to, that he may warn of the Day of Meeting. The Day when they will (all) come out, nothing about them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day: It is Allah’s, the One, the Irresistible!) (40:15-16)

﴿أَنْ أَنْذِرُواْ﴾

((saying): “Warn…”) meaning that they should alert them.

﴿أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ﴾

(that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.) means, `fear My punishment, if you go against My commands and worship anything other than Me.’

(15:2) Soon will the time come when the unbelievers will wish they were Muslims.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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