Surah 21 · Juz 17
Al-Anbiya · 21:8
وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
(8) And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food,[873] nor were they immortal [on earth].
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[873]- Like the angels. Rather, they were human beings with human attributes.
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[873]- Like the angels. Rather, they were human beings with human attributes.
Tafsir
8. 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.
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