ذٰلِکَ بِاَنَّہٗ کَانَتۡ تَّاۡتِیۡہِمۡ رُسُلُہُمۡ بِالۡبَیِّنٰتِ فَقَالُوۡۤا اَبَشَرٌ یَّہۡدُوۡنَنَا ۫ فَکَفَرُوۡا وَ تَوَلَّوۡا وَّ اسۡتَغۡنَی اللّٰہُ ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ غَنِیٌّ حَمِیۡدٌ ﴿۶﴾
6. That was because their messengers used to bring them clear proofs, but they said: ‘Shall a human being guide us?’ So they disbelieved and turned away. And Allah is not in need (of their faith). And Allah is Self-Sufficient, All-Praised.
* This meaning of the word bashar (human being) is according to what the eminent exegetes have described. See: Tafsir al-Tabari, al-Kashshaf, al-Nasafi, al-Baghawi, al-Khazin, al-Jumal, al-Mazhari and Fath al-Qadir, etc.
ذلك بأنه كانت تأتيهم رسلهم بالبينات فقالوا أبشر يهدوننا فكفروا وتولوا واستغنى الله والله غني حميد