Transliteration:( Innaka laminal mursaleen )
"Indeed, you [3] are of the sent ones."
This verse is a clear declaration by Allah that the Holy Prophet ﷺ is truly among the Messengers sent by Him. This confirmation directly follows the oath in the previous verse—“By the Wise Qur’an”—demonstrating that the Qur’an itself is a proof of the Prophet’s divine appointment.
From this, two important points emerge:
The Prophethood of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is of such supreme importance that Allah swears by the Qur’an to affirm it. This means, “By the greatness and wisdom of the Qur’an, you (O Prophet) are certainly among the true Messengers.” This strong expression silences any doubts raised by disbelievers and affirms the truth of his mission.
This verse also implies that Allah and His Prophet ﷺ are inseparably linked in delivering guidance. While Allah is the source of revelation, the Prophet ﷺ is the chosen conduit of that message. Hence, just as Allah says of Himself, “Indeed, your Lord is on the Straight Path” (Surah Hud, 11:56), this verse shows that the Messenger ﷺ also walks that same straight path, embodying Allah’s message with complete alignment to divine will.
This bond highlights the intimate connection between divine command and prophetic mission, affirming that belief in Allah’s guidance requires belief in His Messenger.
The tafsir of Surah Yaseen verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yaseen ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 7.
(36:3) you are truly among the Messengers,[2]
2. To begin a discourse like this does not mean that the Prophet (peace be upon him), God forbid, had some doubt about his Prophethood, and Allah had to say this in order to reassure him of it. But the reason is that the disbelieving Quraish at that time were most vehemently refusing to believe in his Prophethood. Therefore, Allah at the very beginning of the discourse has said: You are indeed one of the Messengers, which implies that the people who deny your Prophethood are misled and mistaken. To further confirm the same, an oath has been taken by the Quran and the word “wise” has been used as an epithet of the Quran, which means this: An obvious proof of your being a Prophet is this Quran, which is full of wisdom. This itself testifies that the person who is presenting such wise revelations is most surely a Messenger of God. No man has the power to compose such revelations. The people who know Muhammad (peace be upon him) can never be involved in the misunderstanding that he is himself forging these discourses, or reciting them after having learned them from another man. For further explanation, see (Surah Yunus, Ayat 16-17), (Surah Yunus, Ayat 37-39); (Surah Bani-Israil, Ayat 88); (Surah An-Naml, Ayat 75); (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 44-46), (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 85-87); (Surah Al-Ankabut, Ayat 49-51); (Surah Ar-Rum, Ayat 1-5) and the relevant E.Ns.
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