سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 69
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, there came Our messengers to Ibrâhîm (Abraham) with glad tidings. They said: Salâm (greetings or peace!) He answered, Salâm (greetings or peace!) and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
جَآءَتْ
jāat
came
رُسُلُنَآ
rusulunā
Our messengers
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(to) Ibrahim
بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ
bil-bush'rā
with glad tidings
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
سَلَـٰمًۭا ۖ
salāman
Peace
قَالَ
qāla
He said
سَلَـٰمٌۭ ۖ
salāmun
Peace
فَمَا
famā
and not he delayed
لَبِثَ
labitha
and not he delayed
أَن
an
to
جَآءَ
jāa
bring
بِعِجْلٍ
biʿij'lin
a calf
حَنِيذٍۢ
ḥanīdhin
roasted
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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69. And surely, Our messengers (angels) came to Abraham with good news [80]. They greeted him with peace; he answered, "Peace," and it was not long before he brought them a roasted calf (as a meal).
[80]
The Angels Bringing the Good News of Ishaq to Ibrahimؑ:
In this surah as well, the order of the stories of the prophets is the same as previously mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, that is, after Thamud comes the mention of the destruction of the people of Lut. Here, the mention of Ibrahimؑ comes incidentally, as a prelude, because the angels who were appointed for the destruction of the people of Lut first came to Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ to give him the good news of a son. These angels came in human form and greeted him with peace. Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ replied to their greeting and then became busy with their hospitality. After a short while, he brought a roasted calf and placed it before them to eat.
[80]
The Angels Bringing the Good News of Ishaq to Ibrahimؑ:
In this surah as well, the order of the stories of the prophets is the same as previously mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, that is, after Thamud comes the mention of the destruction of the people of Lut. Here, the mention of Ibrahimؑ comes incidentally, as a prelude, because the angels who were appointed for the destruction of the people of Lut first came to Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ to give him the good news of a son. These angels came in human form and greeted him with peace. Sayyiduna Ibrahimؑ replied to their greeting and then became busy with their hospitality. After a short while, he brought a roasted calf and placed it before them to eat.
