سورة الرّعد
Surah Al-Ra‘d 13:7
The Thunder · Verse 7 of 43
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ ۗ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And those who disbelieve say, `Why has no sign (of destruction) been sent down to him from his Lord?´ While you are nought but a Warner and a Guide for every people.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And the Unbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" But thou art truly a warner, and to every people a guide.
Ahmed Ali
The unbelievers say: "Why no miracle was sent down to him by his Lord?" But you are only a bearer of warnings, and a guide for every nation.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Those who disbelieve say: "Why is not a miraculous sign (of the kind we desire) sent down on him from his Lord?" You are (O Messenger) but a warner, and for each people there is a guide (appointed by God).
Daryabadi
And those who disbelieve say: wherefore is not a sign sent down unto him from his Lord! Thou art but a warner; and unto every people there is a guide.
Faridul Haque
The disbelievers say, "Why is not a sign sent down upon him from his Lord?" You are purely a Herald of Warning, and a guide for all nations.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And those who disbelieve say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Thou art only a Wagner and for every people a guide.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And those who disbelieve say, `Wherefore has not a Sign been sent down to him from his Lord?' Thou art surely a warner. And their is a Guide for every people.
Muhammad Asad
However, they who are bent on denying the truth [refuse to believe and] say, "Why has no miraculous sign ever been bestowed on him from on high by his Sustainer?"
Muhammad Musin Khan
And the disbelievers say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and to every people there is a guide.
Muhammad Pickthall
Those who disbelieve say: If only some portent were sent down upon him from his Lord! Thou art a warner only, and for every folk a guide.
Muhammad Sarwar
The unbelievers say, "Why has God not sent him, (Muhammad), some miracles." (Muhammad), you are only a warner. For every nation there is a guide.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And those who disbelieve say: Why has not a sign been sent down upon him from his Lord? You are only a warner and (there is) a guide for every people.
Rashad Khalifa
Those who disbelieved say, "If only a miracle could come down to him from his Lord (we will then believe)." You are simply a warner - every community receives a guiding teacher.
Shabbir Ahmed
Those who deny the truth keep saying, "Why has no miracle ever been bestowed upon him from his Lord?" But you (O Prophet) are only a warner and to every community is a guide.
Commentary 13:7 This sentence lends itself to two interpretations. According to the first, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is a guide for every people and the whole of humankind,…
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ ۗ إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ
13:7 This sentence lends itself to two interpretations. According to the first, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is a guide for every people and the whole of humankind, which emphasizes the universality of the Islamic message in the words Li kull-i-Qaumin Hâd لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ.. In the second interpretation, it could be said that every nation has had a prophet as their guide; this is in accordance with the Qur’ânic doctrine of the continuity of prophetic guidance.