Surah 51. Az-Zariyat, Ayah 25
| إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَ |
| Asad | : | When those [heavenly messengers] came unto him and bade him peace, he answered, "[And upon you be] peace!" - [saying to himself,] "They are strangers."17 |
| Malik | : | When they came to him and said: "Peace be upon you!" "Peace be upon you also!", he answered, and seeing that they were strangers, |
| Pickthall | : | When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me). |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Behold they entered His presence and said: "Peace!" He said "Peace!" (and thought "these seem) unusual people." 5006 5007 |
| Transliteration | : | Ith dakhaloo AAalayhi faqaloo salaman qala salamun qawmun munkaroona |
Note - 17Lit., "unknown people' - i.e., not realizing that they
were angels.
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Note - 5006They were angels, who appeared suddenly before him at his
tent-door in the guise of men, and saluted him with the
salutation of peace. He returned the salutation, but
felt, from their appearance and their manner, that they
were unusual, not ordinary, strangers.
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Note - 5007Munkar: unknown, uncommon, unusual, not customary, (hence
by derived meaning, not applicable here, not fair or
just); opposite in both primary and secondary meanings to
maraf, well-known, usual, customary, just. Cf. xv. 62.
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They were angels, who appeared suddenly before him at his tent-door in the guise of men, and saluted him with the salutation of peace. He returned the salutation, but felt, from their appearance and their manner, that they were unusual, not ordinary, strangers. |
