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وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَى
Before you We sent only men from the people of the towns, to whom We revealed (Qur’an 12:109).

The verse expressly combines humanity and revelation. A messenger remains human; the distinguishing feature of the office is receiving and conveying God’s message.

The argumentative point is that an audience recognizing earlier human prophets cannot consistently reject a later messenger solely on account of his humanity.

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Human messengers in earlier revelation

Qur’anic Argumentation: Polytheistic Beliefs and Their Refutation

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَى
Before you We sent only men from the people of the towns, to whom We revealed (Qur’an 12:109).

The verse expressly combines humanity and revelation. A messenger remains human; the distinguishing feature of the office is receiving and conveying God’s message.

The argumentative point is that an audience recognizing earlier human prophets cannot consistently reject a later messenger solely on account of his humanity.