We did not send before you except men whom We inspired. So ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.
An-Nahl 16:43
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وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
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We did not send before you except men whom We inspired. So ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.
We only sent men before you, who received messages from Us. So ask the people who know, if you don't know.
We only sent before you men who received Our revelations. So ask the people who know the scriptures if you don't know.
We sent before you none but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of knowledge if you do not know.
We sent no messengers before you, except men whom We inspired. Ask the people of the Reminder, if you do not know.
We sent no messengers before you, except men whom We inspired. Ask the people of the Reminder, if you do not know.
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
And We sent not (as Our Messengers) before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) any but men, whom We sent revelation, (to preach and invite mankind to believe in the Oneness of Allâh). So ask (you, O pagans of Makkah) of those who know the Scripture [learned men of the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)], if you know not.
We did not send before you except men to whom We sent revelation. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.
And before thee also the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: if ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men whom We inspired - Ask the followers of the Remembrance if ye know not! -
Before you also the messengers We sent were but [mortal] men to whom We vouchsafed revelation. Ask the People of the Book, if you do not know.
(O Muhammad), whenever We raised any Messengers before you, they were no other than human beings; (except that) to them We sent revelation. So ask those who possess knowledge if you do not know.
We did not send [any apostles] before you except as men to whom We revealed. Ask the People of the Reminder if you do not know.
Wama arsalna min qablika illa rijalan noohee ilayhim faisaloo ahla alththikri in kuntum la taAAlamoona