The Thunder
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.[13:38]
We did send apostles before thee, and appointed for them wives and children: and it was never the part of an apostle to bring a sign except as God permitted (or commanded). For each period is a Book (revealed).

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* v.38 : All the Prophets of whom we have any detailed knowledge, except one, had wives and children. The exception is Jesus the son of Mary. But his life was incomplete; his ministry barely lasted three years; his mission was limited; and he was not called upon to deal with the many-sided problems that arise in a highly organised society or State. We pay equal respect to him, because he was Allah’s Messenger; but that is not to say that his Message covers the same universal ground as that of Al-Mustafa. There is no reproach for a normal human being if he lives a normal human life; there is glory if he beautifies it and sets a nobler example of virtue than other men, as did Al-Mustafa.
* No Prophet performed any Miracle or showed forth any "Signs," except as Allah willed. Allah’s Will (Mashiyat) is an all-wise, universal Plan, which is not formed for the benefit of one tribe or millat or of one age or country (see also next verse). The greatest Miracle in history was and is the Qur-in. We can apprehend its beauty and grandeur to-day as much as did the people of Al-Mustafa’s day,-even more, as our collective knowledge of nature and of Allah’s creation has increased.
* Kitab: means "a Law decreed" or "a Decree established."