سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ

Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 51

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وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ﴿51﴾
And tell them about the guests (the angels) of Ibrâhîm (Abraham).
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ wanabbi'hum And inform them
عَن ʿan about
ضَيْفِ ḍayfi (the) guests
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma (of) Ibrahim

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(Ayah51){وَ نَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَيْفِ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ : ’’ ضَيْفِ ‘‘} This is the verbal noun of {’’ضَافَ يَضِيْفُ‘‘}, which comes in the meaning of inclining. Since a guest inclines towards someone, he is called {’’ضَيْفٌ‘‘}. This word is used as a singular for singular, dual, and plural, as in this verse it is used for plural. Some people also use its plural forms {’’اَضْيَافٌ‘‘} or {’’ضُيُوْفٌ‘‘}.

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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And tell them about the guests of Abraham [28].

[28]
The Angelic Guests of Sayyiduna Ibrahim:

These were angelic guests who were actually being sent to the people of Lutؑ to destroy their town. First, they came to Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ, and they were called guests because they came in the form of strangers. They came to give him the glad tidings of a son, that is, Sayyiduna Ishaqؑ. This incident has also been mentioned earlier in Surah Hud, verses 69 to 74.