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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 70
فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They said: "Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lût (Lot)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
رَءَآ
raā
he saw
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
لَا
lā
not
تَصِلُ
taṣilu
reaching
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
نَكِرَهُمْ
nakirahum
he felt unfamiliar of them
وَأَوْجَسَ
wa-awjasa
and felt apprehension
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
خِيفَةًۭ ۚ
khīfatan
[a fear]
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَخَفْ
takhaf
fear
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, we
أُرْسِلْنَآ
ur'sil'nā
[we] have been sent
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
لُوطٍۢ
lūṭin
(of) Lut
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70. But when he saw that their hands did not reach towards the food, he found them strange and felt apprehensive in his heart [81]. (Seeing this) they said, "Do not be afraid! We have been sent to the people of Lot."
[81]
The Angels’ Refusal to Eat and Ibrahim’s (A.S.) Concern:
When these angels did not even reach out towards the food, Sayyiduna Ibrahim (A.S.) sensed that something was wrong and began to feel afraid of them. Some commentators say that the reason for this fear was that among those people it was customary to think that if a guest did not eat food, it meant he had come with ill intentions; this could also be a reason. However, the angels’ response does not support this, as they said, “We have been sent to the people of Lut.” In reality, it was not the case that the angels’ coming in human form, or their not reaching for the food, or not recognizing them as angels, were things that would have frightened Sayyiduna Ibrahim (A.S.), and such incidents often occurred with the resolute Prophets, where an angel would come in human form and they would realize it later. The real reason for Sayyiduna Ibrahim’s (A.S.) fear: Rather, the real matter was that since the angels had come with the intention of destroying the people of Lut, signs of anger were apparent on their faces. Therefore, he became concerned that perhaps he or his household had committed some shortcoming because of which these angels appeared wrathful. Then, when the angels clarified that there was no reason for him to fear and that they had only been sent to the people of Lut, Sayyiduna Ibrahim’s (A.S.) concern was dispelled.
[81]
The Angels’ Refusal to Eat and Ibrahim’s (A.S.) Concern:
When these angels did not even reach out towards the food, Sayyiduna Ibrahim (A.S.) sensed that something was wrong and began to feel afraid of them. Some commentators say that the reason for this fear was that among those people it was customary to think that if a guest did not eat food, it meant he had come with ill intentions; this could also be a reason. However, the angels’ response does not support this, as they said, “We have been sent to the people of Lut.” In reality, it was not the case that the angels’ coming in human form, or their not reaching for the food, or not recognizing them as angels, were things that would have frightened Sayyiduna Ibrahim (A.S.), and such incidents often occurred with the resolute Prophets, where an angel would come in human form and they would realize it later. The real reason for Sayyiduna Ibrahim’s (A.S.) fear: Rather, the real matter was that since the angels had come with the intention of destroying the people of Lut, signs of anger were apparent on their faces. Therefore, he became concerned that perhaps he or his household had committed some shortcoming because of which these angels appeared wrathful. Then, when the angels clarified that there was no reason for him to fear and that they had only been sent to the people of Lut, Sayyiduna Ibrahim’s (A.S.) concern was dispelled.
