Surah Al-Anbiya' Ayah 8

Al-Anbiya' · Ayah 8 · Juz 17 · Page 322

وَمَا جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ جَسَدٗا لَّا يَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُواْ خَٰلِدِينَ ٨

Wa mā jaʿalnāhum jasadal lā yaʾkulūnaṭ-ṭaʿāma wa mā kānū khālidīn.

And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food,1 nor were they immortal [on earth].

Translation: Sahih International

Footnotes (1)
  1. Like the angels. Rather, they were human beings with human attributes.

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Word by word9 words

  • وَمَاAnd not
  • جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡWe made them
  • جَسَدٗاbodies
  • لَّاnot
  • يَأۡكُلُونَeating
  • ٱلطَّعَامَthe food
  • وَمَاand not
  • كَانُواْthey were
  • خَٰلِدِينَimmortals

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The Prophets · Meccan · 112 ayahs

Juz
17
Page
322
Hizb
33