Al-Anbiya 21:7

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وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ 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. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

We did not send before you except men, whom We inspired. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

We only sent men before you, and We gave them messages. Ask the people who know, if you don't know.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

We only sent men before you, revealing Our message to them. Ask those who know the earlier scriptures if you don't know.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

We sent before you only men to whom We revealed — so ask the people of knowledge if you do not know.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

We did not send before you except men, whom We inspired. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.

Community • Allah

We did not send before you except men, whom We inspired. Ask the people of knowledge, if you do not know.

Community • God

And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

Saheeh International

And We sent not before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know.

Hilali and Khan

We did not send before you [O Prophet] except men to whom We gave a revelation, so [O people] ask the People of the Scriptures if you do not know.

Rowwad Translation Center

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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?

Marmaduke Pickthall

The messengers We sent before you were but men whom We had sent revelations. Ask the People of the Book if you do not know this --

Wahiduddin Khan

(O Muhammad), even before you We never sent any other than human beings as Messengers, and to them We sent revelation. Ask the People of the Book if you do not know.

Abul A'la Maududi

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.

Ali Quli Qarai

Wama arsalna qablaka illa rijalan noohee ilayhim faisaloo ahla alththikri in kuntum la taAAlamoona

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