The Holy Quran 11:70 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

فَلَمَّا رَءَآ أَيْدِيَهُمْ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ

Translation

When he noticed that their hands were not reaching towards it (to eat), he grew fearful of them (thinking that they had come to harm him). They said, “Do not fear. We (are angels who) have been sent to (destroy) the nation of Loot عليه الصلاة والسلام"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The angels decline the food: [Ibrahim ﵇ became uneasy]: who can these be, and for what purpose have they come? We offer them food, and they do not touch it. According to the custom of that time, a guest who refused food was thought not to have come with good intentions.

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