An-Nahl 16:89 ويوم نبعث في كل امة شهيدا عليهم من انفسهم وجينا بك شهيدا على هاولاء ونزلنا عليك الكتاب تبيانا لكل شيء وهدى ورحمة وبشرى للمسلمين ٨٩
وَيَوۡمَ
نَبۡعَثُ
فِي
كُلِّ
أُمَّةٖ
شَهِيدًا
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّنۡ
أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ
وَجِئۡنَا
بِكَ
شَهِيدًا
عَلَىٰ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
وَنَزَّلۡنَا
عَلَيۡكَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
تِبۡيَٰنٗا
لِّكُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
وَهُدٗى
وَرَحۡمَةٗ
وَبُشۡرَىٰ
لِلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
٨٩
And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves [i.e., their prophet]. And We will bring you, [O Muḥammad], as a witness over these [i.e., your nation]. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.1
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Every Prophet will bear Witness against his Nation on the Day of Resurrection
Allah addressed His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, saying:
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَى هَـؤُلآءِ
(And on the Day when We resurrect a witness from
…Every Prophet will bear Witness against his Nation on the Day of Resurrection
Allah addressed His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ, saying:
وَيَوْمَ نَب
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