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Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 2 (16:2)

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يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرُوٓا۟ …

Quran 16:2 is ayah 2 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 267 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:2
يُنَزِّلُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَبِٱلرُّوحِمِنْأَمْرِهِۦعَلَىٰمَنيَشَآءُمِنْعِبَادِهِۦٓأَنْأَنذِرُوٓا۟أَنَّهُۥلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّآأَنَا۠فَٱتَّقُونِ٢
yunazzilu l-malāikata bil-rūḥi min amrihi ʿalā man yashāu min ʿibādihi an andhirū annahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-ittaqūni

He sends down the angels, with the inspiration [i.e., revelation] of His command, upon whom He wills of His servants, [telling them], "Warn that there is no deity except Me; so fear Me."(2)

Word by word

  1. يُنَزِّلُyunazziluHe sends down
  2. ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikatathe Angels
  3. بِٱلرُّوحِbil-rūḥiwith the inspiration
  4. مِنْminof
  5. أَمْرِهِۦamrihiHis Command
  6. عَلَىٰʿalāupon
  7. مَنmanwhom
  8. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  9. مِنْminof
  10. عِبَادِهِۦٓʿibādihiHis slaves
  11. أَنْanthat
  12. أَنذِرُوٓا۟andhirūWarn
  13. أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
  14. لَآlā(there is) no
  15. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  16. إِلَّآillāexcept
  17. أَنَا۠anāMe
  18. فَٱتَّقُونِfa-ittaqūniso fear Me

Tafsir (commentary) of 16:2

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Allah sends Whomever He wills with the Message of Tawhid

يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ

(He sends down the angels with the Ruh) refers to the revelation. This is like the Ayat:

وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ رُوحاً مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِى مَا الْكِتَـبُ وَلاَ الإِيمَـنُ وَلَـكِن جَعَلْنَـهُ نُوراً نَّهْدِى بِهِ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا

(And thus We have sent to you a Ruh (revelation) by Our command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is the faith. But We have made it a light by which We guide whomever We will among Our servants.) 43:52

عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ

(to those servants of His whom He wills) meaning the Prophets, as Allah says:

اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُ

(Allah best knows where to place His Message.) 6:124

اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِى مِنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةِ رُسُلاً وَمِنَ النَّاسِ

(Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men.) 22:75

رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَـتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِى الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلاَقِ - يَوْمَ هُم بَـرِزُونَ لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌ لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ

(He sends the Ruh (revelation) by His command to whoever among His servants He wills to, that he may warn of the Day of Meeting. The Day when they will (all) come out, nothing about them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day: It is Allah's, the One, the Irresistible!) (40:15-16)

أَنْ أَنْذِرُواْ

((saying): "Warn...") meaning that they should alert them.

أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ

(that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.) means, `fear My punishment, if you go against My commands and worship anything other than Me.'

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