وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ مَلَكٞۖ وَلَوۡ أَنزَلۡنَا مَلَكٗا لَّقُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ ٨
Wa qālū lawlā unzila ʿalayhi malak, wa law anzalnā malakal laquḍiyal-amru thumma lā yunẓarūn.
And they say, "Why was there not sent down to him an angel?"1 But if We had sent down an angel, the matter would have been decided;2 then they would not be reprieved.
Translation: Sahih International
Footnotes (2)
- In support of his prophethood (ﷺ).
- They would have been destroyed immediately with no chance for repentance.