سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 8
وَمَا جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَـٰلِدِينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ
jaʿalnāhum
We made them
جَسَدًۭا
jasadan
bodies
لَّا
lā
not
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakulūna
eating
ٱلطَّعَامَ
l-ṭaʿāma
the food
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
immortals
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
8. 1. Rather, they also used to eat food and, having encountered death, became travelers to the eternal world; this is being presented as evidence of the humanity of the prophets.
