Surah 16:2

"He sends down the angels with the spirit of His command on whomever He pleases of His servants: ‘Give warning that (there is) no god but Me, so guard (yourselves) against Me!’"

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Allah sends Whomever He wills with the Message of Tawhid Verses 16:2

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Verse 2

يُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ بِٱلرُّوحِ مِنۡ أَمۡرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱتَّقُونِ

He sends down the angels with the spirit of His command on whomever He pleases of His servants: ‘Give warning that (there is) no god but Me, so guard (yourselves) against Me!’

Quoted Scripture

"2. He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation) of His command to those servants of His whom He wills (saying): "Warn mankind that none has the right to be worshipped but I, so have Taqwa of Me.""

{He sends down the angels with the Ruh} refers to the revelation. This is like the Ayah

{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)

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

{Allah best knows where to place His Message.} [6:124]

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

{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)

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

Quoted Scripture

"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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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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