The Criterion
25. Al-Furqān
الفرقان
Page #360
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
And they say, ‘What sort of apostle is this who eats food and walks in the marketplaces? Why has not an angel been sent down to him so as to be a warner along with him?’
— Ali Quli Qarai
And they say: "What sort of a messenger is this, who eats food, and walks through the streets? Why has not an angel been sent down to him to give admonition with him?
