Al-An-Am 6:9 ولو جعلناه ملكا لجعلناه رجلا وللبسنا عليهم ما يلبسون ٩
وَلَوۡ
جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
مَلَكٗا
لَّجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
رَجُلٗا
وَلَلَبَسۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِم
مَّا
يَلۡبِسُونَ
٩
And if We had sent an angel, We would have certainly made it ˹assume the form of˺ a man—leaving them more confused than they already are.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And if We had made him [i.e., the messenger] an angel, We would have made him [appear as] a man, and We would have covered them with that in which they cover themselves [i.e., confusion and doubt].
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Censuring the Rebellious and their Refusal to Accept Human Messengers
Allah describes the rebellion and stubbornness of the idolators in defying the truth and arguing against it,
وَلَوْ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ كِتَباً فِى قِرْطَاسٍ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ
(And even if We had sent down unto you a Message
…Censuring the Rebellious and their Refusal to Accept Human Messengers
Allah describes the rebellion and stubbornness of the idolators in defying the tr
…