Sure 14 Ibrahim — Aya 4
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِۦ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ ۖ فَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Und Wir schickten keinen Gesandten, es sei denn mit der Sprache seines Volkes, auf daß er sie aufkläre. Dann erklärt Allah zum Irrenden, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Und Er ist der Erhabene, der Allweise.
wamā arsalnā min rasūlin illā bilisāni qawmihi liyubayyina lahum fayuḍillu l-lahu man yashāu wayahdī man yashāu wahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Wort für Wort
- وَمَآ wamā And not
- أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent
- مِن min any
- رَّسُولٍ rasūlin Messenger
- إِلَّا illā except
- بِلِسَانِ bilisāni with the language
- قَوْمِهِۦ qawmihi (of) his people
- لِيُبَيِّنَ liyubayyina so that he might make clear
- لَهُمْ ۖ lahum for them
- فَيُضِلُّ fayuḍillu Then Allah lets go astray
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Then Allah lets go astray
- مَن man whom
- يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills
- وَيَهْدِى wayahdī and guides
- مَن man whom
- يَشَآءُ ۚ yashāu He wills
- وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
- ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty
- ٱلْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Every Prophet was sent with the Language of His People; Guidance or Misguidance follows the Explanation
Allah is Kind and Compassionate with His creation, sending Messengers to them from among them and speaking their language, so that they are able to understand the Message that the Messengers were sent with. Allah said next,
فَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ
(Then Allah misleads whom He wills and guides whom He wills.) after the proof and evidence have been established for the people, Allah misguides whom He wills from the path of guidance and guides whom He wills to the truth,
وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ
(And He is the All-Mighty,) whatever He wills occurs and whatever He does not will never occurs,
الْحَكِيمُ
(the All-Wise.) in His decisions, misleading those who deserve to be misled and guiding those who deserve guidance. This is from Allah's wisdom with His creation, every Prophet He sent to a people spoke their language and everyone of these Prophets were only sent to their people. Muhammad bin `Abdullah, Allah's Messenger ﷺ, was sent to all people. It is recorded in the Two Sahihs that Jabir said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلِي:نُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ مَسِيرَةَ شَهْرٍ، وَجُعِلَتِ لِيَ الْأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا، وَأُحِلَّتْ لِيَ الْغَنَائِمُ وَلَمْ تُحَلَّ لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، وَأُعْطِيتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ يُبْعَثُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ خَاصَّةً وَبُعِثْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّة»
(I have been given five things which were not given to Anyone else before me. Allah made me victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for worship and a purifier. The war booty has been made lawful for me and it was not lawful for anyone else before me. I have been given the right of Intercession (on the Day of Resurrection). Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only, but I have been sent to all mankind.) Allah said,
قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا
(Say: "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah...) 7:158