Surah Al-Isra 17:94 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 94 / 111 · Page 291
وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا إِذْ جَاءَهُمُ الْهُدَى إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا أَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُولًا
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Transliteration
Wa maa mana'an naasa any yu'minooo iz jaaa'ahumul hudaaa illaaa an qaalooo aba'asal laahu basharar Rasoolaa
Translation
And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human messenger?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And the only thing which stopped the disbelievers from bringing faith upon Allah and His Messengers, and acting upon what the Messenger brought, was their refusal to accept that a Messenger can be from humankind, as they said denyingly: Did Allah send a Messenger from humankind?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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