Tafsir of Ash-Shura 42:51

Surah Ash-Shura 42:51

ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ ﳗ ﳘ ﳙ ﳚ ﳛ ﳜ ﳝ ﳞ

And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.

Tafsir

Asbab al-Nuzul

Verse range: 42:51

Open in Qurani

(And it was not (vouchsafed) to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation or from behind a veil...) [42:51]. The Jews said to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace: “Do you not speak [directly] with Allah and look at Him as did Moses? This is if you are really a Prophet. We will never believe in you until you do that”. He said: “Moses did not look at Allah, exalted is He”. Then, Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse.