سورة الاٴنعَام
Surah Al-An‘âm 6:37
The Cattle · Verse 37 of 165
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰ أَنْ يُنَزِّلَ آيَةً وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And they say, `Why has not a sign (asked for) been revealed to him by his Lord?´ Say, `Surely, Allâh has power and is Appraiser (as to how and when) to send down a sign, but most of them know (it) not.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They say: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah hath certainly power to send down a sign: but most of them understand not.
Ahmed Ali
They say: "How is it no miracle was sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "God certainly has power to send down a miracle; but most men cannot understand."
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Ali Unal
And they say: "Why is not a miraculous sign (of the kind we desire) sent down on him from his Lord?" Say (to them): "Surely God has the power to send down a sign (of any kind)." But most of them have nothing to do with knowledge (so that they would know the nature of the signs, Revelation, and Prophethood, and the purpose for them).
Daryabadi
And they say: wherefore is not a sign sent down upon him from his Lord? Say thou: verily Allah is able to send down a sign, howbeit most of them know not.
Faridul Haque
And they said, “Why has no sign been sent down upon him from his Lord?” Say, “Indeed Allah is Able to send down a sign”, but most of them are totally ignorant.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is Able to send down a sign, but most of them know not.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And they say, `Why has not a Sign been sent down to him from his Lord?' Say, `Surely ALLAH has the power to send down a Sign, but most of them do not know.'
Muhammad Asad
And they say, "Why has no miraculous sign been bestowed on him from on high by his Sustainer?" Say: "Behold, God has the power to bestow any sign from on high." Yet most human beings are unaware of this -
Muhammad Musin Khan
And they said: "Why is not a sign sent down to him from his Lord?" Say: "Allah is certainly Able to send down a sign, but most of them know not."
Muhammad Pickthall
They say: Why hath no portent been sent down upon him from his Lord? Say: Lo! Allah is Able to send down a portent. But most of them know not.
Muhammad Sarwar
They say, "Why have not some miracles been given to him, (Muhammad), from his Lord." Tell them, (Muhammad), "God certainly has the Power to show such miracles but many of them are ignorant."
Muhammed ali Shakir
And they say: Why has not a sign been sent down to him from his Lord? Say: Surely Allah is able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know.
Rashad Khalifa
They said, "If only a certain sign could come down to him from his Lord!" Say, "GOD is able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know."
Shabbir Ahmed
They say, “If only a miracle could come down to him from his Lord!” Say, “God has the Power to send down a miracle, but most of them do not use their knowledge.”
Commentary 6:37 The sign spoken of here is the one asked for in verse 35. Allâh sent the sign of His measure and His determination. However, He is not under any…
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ آيَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰ أَن يُنَزِّلَ آيَةً وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
6:37 The sign spoken of here is the one asked for in verse 35. Allâh sent the sign of His measure and His determination. However, He is not under any obligation to fulfil the demands and wishes of His creation: He is the Master and not the One who fulfils demands. The word Qâdir قَادِرٌ, meaning “Appraiser”, embodies the sense of measuring and determining (Tâj). Qâdir is used as active participle and is intended to denote a readiness to show the required power; the closing words of the verse support this with a clause to the effect that Allâh is the Appraiser of how and when to send down the sign, and that he is devising the means for the success of the religion chosen by Him for humankind.