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Surah Dhariyat Ayat 31 in Arabic Text

۞قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 31

Sahih International
[Abraham] said, “Then what is your business [here], O messengers?”

Yusuf Ali
(Abraham) said: “And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?”

Abul Ala Maududi
Abraham said: “Envoys (of Allah), what is your errand?”

Muhsin Khan
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: “Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?”

Pickthall
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah)?

Dr. Ghali
Said he, “So, what is your concern, you Emissaries?”

Abdel Haleem
Abraham said, ‘What is your errand, messengers?’

Muhammad Junagarhi
(حضرت ابرہیم علیہ السلام) نے کہا کہ اللہ کے بھیجے ہوئے (فرشتو!) تمہارا کیا مقصد ہے؟

Quran 51 Verse 31 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Dhariyat ayat 31, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(51:31) Abraham said: “Envoys (of Allah), what is your errand?”[30]


30. As the angels come in human guise only on highly important occasions, the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) used the word khatb to find out the purpose of their visit; the word khatb in Arabic is used for an errand of same extraordinary nature.

Ibn-Kathir

31. (Ibrahim) said: “Then for what purpose you have come, O messengers” 32. They said: “We have been sent to a people who are criminals.” 33. “To send down upon them stones of clay.” 34. “Marked by your Lord for transgressors.” 35. So We brought out from therein the believers. 36. But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one. 37. And We have left there a sign for those who fear the painful torment.


The Angels were sent to destroy the People of the Prophet Lut

Allah the Exalted said about Ibrahim, peace be upon him,

﴿فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ عَنْ إِبْرَهِيمَ الرَّوْعُ وَجَآءَتْهُ الْبُشْرَى يُجَـدِلُنَا فِى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ – إِنَّ إِبْرَهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ – يإِبْرَهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَـذَآ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَآءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ ﴾

(Then when the fear had gone away from (Ibrahim), and the glad tidings had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lut. Verily, Ibrahim was, without doubt forbearing, used to invoke Allah with humility, and was repentant. “O Ibrahim! Forsake this. Indeed, the commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, there will come a torment for them which cannot be turned back.”)(11:74-76) Allah said here,

﴿قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴾

((Ibrahim) said: “Then for what purpose you have come, O messengers”) meaning, `what is the mission that you were sent with,’

﴿قَالُواْ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ ﴾

(They said: “We have been sent to a people who are criminals.”) in reference to the people of Lut,

﴿لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ مُّسَوَّمَةً﴾

(To send down upon them stones of baked clay, marked), or written,

﴿عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ﴾

(by your Lord for transgressors.) recorded with Allah to their names; each stone has the name of its companion. Allah said in Surat Al-`Ankabut,

﴿قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطاً قَالُواْ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَـبِرِينَ ﴾

((Ibrahim) said: “But there is Lut in it.” They said: “We know better who is there. We will verily save him and his family except his wife: she will be of those who remain behind.”)(29:32), and said here,

﴿فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴾

(So We brought out from therein the believers.) they are: Lut and his family, except his wife,

﴿فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴾

(But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one.) Allah the Exalted said,

﴿وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ ﴾

(And We have left there a sign for those who fear the painful torment.) meaning, `We left a proof of the punishment, torment and stones made of Sijjil (baked clay) that We sent on them; We made their dwelling place a putrid, evil, dead sea. This should provide a lesson for the believers,’

﴿لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمَ﴾

(for those who fear the painful torment.)

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