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Surah 38. Sad, Ayah 4

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وَعَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ
WaAAajiboo an j a ahum mun th irun minhum waq a la alk a firoona h atha s ah irun ka ththa b un
Now these [people] deem it strange that a warner should have come unto them from their own midst - and [so] the deniers of the truth are saying: "A [mere] spellbinder is he, a liar!7
  - Mohammad Asad

Although this passage describes, in the first instance, the attitude of the pagan Quraysh towards the Prophet, it touches upon the reluctance of most people, at all times, to recognize "a man from their own midst" - i.e., a human being like themselves - as God-inspired. (See note [2] on 50:2 .)

They wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: "He is a sorcerer telling lies!
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves.1 And the disbelievers say, 'This is a magician, a total liar!
  - Mustafa Khattab

 The pagans demanded an angel to deliver the message, not a human being like themselves.

And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! And the Unbelievers say "This is a sorcerer telling lies! 4150
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Their wonder is only stimulated. They are full of envy and spite against one of themselves who has been chosen by Allah to be His Messenger, and they vent their spite by making all sorts of false accusations. The man who was pre-eminent for truth and conscientious consideration, they call "a sorcerer and a liar"!

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