The Holy Quran 15:63 — Surah Al-Hijr

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَـٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

Translation

They said, "No (we are not people). In fact we (are angels who) have brought to you something (the punishment) which they (your people) used to doubt (would ever come to them)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, do not be alarmed. We are not men: we have brought from the sky the very thing about which these people used to dispute with you — that is, the destroying punishment with which you used to threaten them and which they used to deny.

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