The Quran

سورة هُود

Surah Hûd 11:69

Hûd · Verse 69 of 123

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And certainly, Our messengers came to Abraham with good tidings. They said, `(We bid you) peace.´ He said, `Peace be (on you too) always.´ And he lost no time in bringing them a roasted calf.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

There came Our messengers to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" and hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.

Ahmed Ali

Our angels came to Abraham with good news, and said: "Peace on you. "Peace on you too," said Abraham, and hastened to bring a roasted calf.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And Our (heavenly) envoys came (in human form) to Abraham with glad tidings. They said "Peace!", and he (returning the greeting) said "Peace!" Without delay, he brought them a roasted calf.

Daryabadi

And assuredly Our messengers came unto Ibrahim with the glad tidings. The said: peace! He said: peace! And he tarried not till he brougt a calf roasted.

Faridul Haque

And indeed Our angels came to Ibrahim with glad tidings - they said, "Peace"; he answered, "Peace" and without delay brought a roasted calf.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly Our messengers came to Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! Peace! said he. And he made no delay in bringing a roasted calf.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And surely, Our Messengers came to Abraham with glad tidings. They said, `We bid you peace.' He answered, `Peace be on you,' and he was not long in bringing a roasted calf.

Muhammad Asad

AND, INDEED, there came unto Abraham Our [heavenly] messengers, bearing a glad tiding. They bade him peace; [and] he answered, "[And upon you be] peace!"- and made haste to place before them' a roasted calf.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And verily, there came Our Messengers to Ibrahim (Abraham) with glad tidings.They said: Salam (greetings or peace!) He answered, Salam (greetings or peace!) and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.

Muhammad Pickthall

And Our messengers cam unto Abraham with good news. They said: Peace! He answered: Peace! and delayed not to bring a roasted calf.

Muhammad Sarwar

Our Messengers came to Abraham with glad news. They said, "Peace be with you." He replied similarly. After a short time he presented them with a roasted calf

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly Our messengers came to Ibrahim with good news. They said: Peace. Peace, said he, and he made no delay in bringing a roasted calf.

Rashad Khalifa

When our messengers went to Abraham with good news, they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and soon brought a roasted calf.

Shabbir Ahmed

(Similar was the end of the people of Lot.) Our Messengers came to Abraham bearing a glad tiding. They greeted Abraham with “Peace!” And he greeted them back with "Peace!" and made haste to place before them a roasted calf.

Commentary 11:69 Abraham was greeted by the words Salâman سَلَامًا ,“Peace!” According to Arabic idiom, this is a greeting with a reference to a particular time, which…

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ ۖ فَمَا لَبِثَأَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ

11:69 Abraham was greeted by the words Salâman سَلَامًا ,“Peace!” According to Arabic idiom, this is a greeting with a reference to a particular time, which may be the past, present, or future. On the other hand, Salâmaسَلَامٌ is a greeting with no reference to time and no temporal limitations. In other words Salâmaسَلَامٌ means “peace for all times”. Thus, the greeting with which Abraham replied was of better standing (- martaba) than the one by which his guests addressed him. This is in accordance with the Qur’ânic decree: “Whenever you are greeted with a prayer, greet you with a better prayer, or at least return the same” (4:86). Abraham, being an of moral virtues, greeted his guests with a better prayer. As an example of his friendliness towards his guests, he also did not wait to ask them whether they were hungry or wanted to eat, but “he lost no time in serving his guests with a roasted calf” لَبِثَ أَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ.