Surah Al-Anbiya 21:8 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 8 / 112 · Page 322
وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
Word by Word
وَمَا
wama
And not
جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
ja'alnahum
We made them
جَسَدًا
jasadan
bodies
لَّا
la
not
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakuluna
eating
الطَّعَامَ
al-ta'ama
the food
وَمَا
wama
and not
كَانُوا
kanu
they were
خَالِدِينَ
khalidina
immortals
Transliteration
Wa maa ja'alnaahum jasadal laa yaakuloonat ta'aama wa maa kaanoo khaalideen
Translation
And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And I did not make the messengers I used to send as bodies which did not eat food. In fact, they used to eat as others eat, and they were not to remain in the world without dying.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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