And yet they say: "You, to whom this Exposition has been sent are surely possessed of the Devil.
And they said, “O you upon whom the Qur’an has been sent, you are indeed insane.”
They say: 'Thou, upon whom the Remembrance is sent down, thou art assuredly possessed!
And yet, they [who deny the truth] say: "O thou unto whom this reminder has [allegedly] been bestowed from on high: verily, thou art mad!
And they say: O thou unto whom the Admonition hath been sent down! verily thou art possessed.
And they say: "O you (Muhammad SAW) to whom the Dhikr (the Quran) has been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man.
And they said, “O you who received the message, you are insane.”
They say: "O you to whom the Admonition has been revealed, you are surely crazed.
And they say: "O you (Muhammad) to whom the Dhikr (the Qur'an) has been revealed! Verily, you are a madman!
And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a madman!
They said, ‘O you, to whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are indeed crazy.
They say: 'You to whom the Remembrance is sent down, you are indeed mad.
And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.
(The unbelievers have said), "You to whom the Quran has been revealed are insane.
And they say: O you to whom the Reminder has been revealed! you are most surely insane:
Waq<u>a</u>loo y<u>a</u> ayyuh<u>a</u> alla<u>th</u>ee nuzzila AAalayhi a<b>l</b><u>thth</u>ikru innaka lamajnoon<b>un</b>
They say, "You to whom the Reminder [the Quran] has been sent down, you are surely possessed.
They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)!
وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ
The disbelievers from Makkah said to the Messenger (peace be upon him): O you to whom the remembrance was revealed (as the Messenger himself used to claim), your claims make you out to be one who is possessed, and you behave as possessed people do.
The disbelievers from Makkah said to the Messenger (peace be upon him): O you to whom the remembrance was revealed (as the Messenger himself used to claim), your claims make you out to be one who is possessed, and you behave as possessed people do.
<h2 class="title">The Accusation that the Prophet was a Madman and Demands for Him to bring down Angels</h2><p>Allah tells us about the disbelief, arrogance and stubbornness of the disbelievers as reflected in their words:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يأَيُّهَا الَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ</div><p>(O you (Muhammad) to whom the Dhikr (the Qur'an) has been revealed!) i.e., the one who claims to receive it.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ</div><p>(Verily, you are a mad man!) i.e., by your invitation to us to follow you and leave the way of our forefathers.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلَـئِكَةِ</div><p>(Why do you not bring angels to us) i.e., to bear witness to the accuracy of what you have brought to us is true, if you are really telling the truth This is similar to what Pharaoh said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلَوْلاَ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ </div><p>(Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent along with him)(43:53). And Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلاَ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلَـئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ فِى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوّاً كَبِيراً - يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ لاَ بُشْرَى يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْراً مَّحْجُوراً </div><p>(And those who do not expect a meeting with Us (i. e., those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter), say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we not see our Lord" Indeed they think too highly of themselves, and are scornful with great pride. On the Day that they do see the angels - there will be no good news given on that day to the guilty. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you.") (25:21-22) For this reason Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُواْ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ </div><p>(We do not send the angels down except with the truth, and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite!) Mujahid said in this Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ</div><p>(We do not send the angels down except with the truth) "i.e., with the Message and the punishment." Then Allah, may He be exalted, stated that He is the One Who revealed the Dhikr to him, which is the Qur'an, and He is protecting it from being changed or altered.</p>
The Accusation that the Prophet was a Madman and Demands for Him to bring down AngelsAllah tells us about the disbelief, arrogance and stubbornness of the disbelievers as reflected in their words:يأَيُّهَا الَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ(O you (Muhammad) to whom the Dhikr (the Qur'an) has been revealed!) i.e., the one who claims to receive it.إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ(Verily, you are a mad man!) i.e., by your invitation to us to follow you and leave the way of our forefathers.لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلَـئِكَةِ(Why do you not bring angels to us) i.e., to bear witness to the accuracy of what you have brought to us is true, if you are really telling the truth This is similar to what Pharaoh said:فَلَوْلاَ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ (Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent along with him)(43:53). And Allah said:وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلاَ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلَـئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَى رَبَّنَا لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ فِى أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوّاً كَبِيراً - يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ لاَ بُشْرَى يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْراً مَّحْجُوراً (And those who do not expect a meeting with Us (i. e., those who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter), say: "Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we not see our Lord" Indeed they think too highly of themselves, and are scornful with great pride. On the Day that they do see the angels - there will be no good news given on that day to the guilty. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you.") (25:21-22) For this reason Allah said:مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُواْ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ (We do not send the angels down except with the truth, and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite!) Mujahid said in this Ayah:مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَـئِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ(We do not send the angels down except with the truth) "i.e., with the Message and the punishment." Then Allah, may He be exalted, stated that He is the One Who revealed the Dhikr to him, which is the Qur'an, and He is protecting it from being changed or altered.