ADZ DZAARIYAAT — Ayat 24

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ - إِذْ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـماً قَالَ سَلَـمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ - فَرَاغَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ - فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلاَ تَأْكُلُونَ - فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُواْ لاَ تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـمٍ عَلَيمٍ - فَأَقْبَلَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ - قَالُواْ كَذَلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ

24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim 25. When they came in to him and said: ”Salaman!'' He answered: ”Salamun'' and said: ”You are a people unknown to me.'' 26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf. 27. And placed it before them (saying): ”Will you not eat'' 28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: ”Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge. 29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: ”A barren old woman!'' 30. They said: ”Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'' We mentioned this story before in Surah Hud and Al-Hijr. Allah said,