The Criterion
25. Al-Furqān
الفرقان
al-Furqān (The Criterion)
ٱلْفُرْقَان
25:7
وَقَالُوا
مَالِ
هَذَا
الرَّسُولِ
يَأْكُلُ
الطَّعَامَ
وَيَمْشِي
فِي
الْأَسْوَاقِ
لَوْلَا
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيْهِ
مَلَكٌ
فَيَكُونَ
مَعَهُ
نَذِيرًا
wa-qālū mā-li hādhā r-rasūli yaʾkulu ṭ-ṭaʿāma wa-yamshī fī l-ʾaswāqi law-lā ʾunzila ʾilayhi malakun fa-yakūna maʿahū nadhīran
They say, "Why does this Messenger eat food, and walk in the streets? Why has not an angel been sent to him so that they could preach the message together?