Discover the meaning of the word Messenger / Emissary (ألك) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
📖 1 min readAl-malâ'ika (the angels): its singular is 'malak', originally 'ma'lak', or said to be inverted from 'mal'ak'.
Al-ma'laka and al-alûk: the message. 'Alakanî ilayhi': deliver my message to him.
Allah says: 'Allah chooses from the angels messengers' (Al-Hajj: 75).
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