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Reflections on Surah Ash-Shuraa Ayah 51

42:51
۞ وما كان لبشر ان يكلمه الله الا وحيا او من وراء حجاب او يرسل رسولا فيوحي باذنه ما يشاء انه علي حكيم ٥١
۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌۭ ٥١
۞ وَمَاﳇ ﳈ
كَانَﳉ
لِبَشَرٍﳊ
أَنﳋ
يُكَلِّمَهُﳌ
ٱللَّهُﳍ
إِلَّاﳎ
وَحۡيًاﳏ
أَوۡﳐ
مِنﳑ
وَرَآيِٕﳒ
حِجَابٍﳓ
أَوۡﳔ
يُرۡسِلَﳕ
رَسُولٗاﳖ
فَيُوحِيَﳗ
بِإِذۡنِهِۦﳘ
مَاﳙ
يَشَآءُۚﳚﳛ
إِنَّهُۥﳜ
عَلِيٌّﳝ
حَكِيمٞﳞ
٥١ﳟ
It is not ˹possible˺ for a human being to have Allah communicate with them, except through inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger-angel to reveal whatever He wills by His permission. He is surely Most High, All-Wise.
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J Yousef
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 31:30, 4:34, 42:4, 42:51

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