سورة الذاريات، الآية ٢٤
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ ٢٤
hal atāka ḥadīthu ḍayfi ib'rāhīma l-muk'ramīna
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham?1539 -
[1539] Who were angels given honored positions by Allāh.
Verse 24 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (51:24), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 521 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
80 recitations by 74 reciters: pick one and it plays in the player.
O Messenger, has the story of the guests of Abraham (peace be upon him) - the angels whom he honoured - come to you?
Has there come to you the story of Abraham’s honored guests6?
[6] Honorable angels with Allah.
Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibrîl (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)?
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad)?
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Has the discourse about Ibrahim's (Abraham) honored guests come up (to your knowledge)?
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
وَلَقَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا قَالَ سَلَٰمٌ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ …
And certainly did Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to Abraham with good tidings; they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace," and did not delay in bringing [them] a roasted calf. …
They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْغَٰشِيَةِ
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
