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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 28

The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 521

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ ﴿28﴾
Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allâh and His religion of True Monotheism).
فَأَوْجَسَ fa-awjasa Then he felt
مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them
خِيفَةًۭ ۖ khīfatan a fear
قَالُوا۟ qālū They said
لَا (Do) not
تَخَفْ ۖ takhaf fear
وَبَشَّرُوهُ wabasharūhu and they gave him glad tidings
بِغُلَـٰمٍ bighulāmin of a son
عَلِيمٍۢ ʿalīmin learned

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28. 1 The fear was felt because Hazrat Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) thought, since they are not eating the food, it means that they have not come with good intentions but rather with intentions of harm.

28. 2 Seeing the signs of fear on the face of Hazrat Ibrahim (علیہ السلام), the angels said.