Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached you ˹O Prophet˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when they entered his presence and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He replied, “Peace ˹be upon you˺!” ˹Then he said to himself,˺ “˹These are˺ an unfamiliar people.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then he slipped off to his family and brought a fat ˹roasted˺ calf,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and placed it before them, asking, “Will you not eat?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹They did not eat,˺ so he grew fearful of them.1 They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid,” and gave him good news of a knowledgeable son.2
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then his wife came forward with a cry, clasping her forehead ˹in astonishment˺, exclaiming, “˹A baby from˺ a barren, old woman!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “Such has your Lord decreed. He is truly the All-Wise, All-Knowing.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Later,˺ Abraham asked, “What is your mission, O messengers?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “We have actually been sent to a wicked people,
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to send upon them stones of ˹baked˺ clay,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
marked by your Lord for the transgressors.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran