Al-Qur'an Surah Adh-Dhariyat Verse 25

Mufti Taqi Usmani

When they (the angels in human form) entered unto him and said, “We greet you with Salām .” He said, “Salām on you.” (And he said to himself,) “(They are) unknown people.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

˹Remember˺ when they entered his presence and greeted ˹him with˺, “Peace!” He replied, “Peace ˹be upon you˺!” ˹Then he said to himself,˺ “˹These are˺ an unfamiliar people.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

When they came to him and said, “Peace.” He said, “Upon you be peace.” [saying to himself] “Unknown people!”

A. J. Arberry

When they entered unto him, saying 'Peace!' he said 'Peace! You are a people unknown to me.'

Abdul Haleem

They went in to see him and said, ‘Peace.’ ‘Peace,’ he said, [adding to himself] ‘These people are strangers.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

When they came in Unto him, and said:'peace!' he said: 'peace'! - people unknown.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Behold, they entered his presence, and said; "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

Abul Ala Maududi

When they came to him, they said: “Peace”; he said: “Peace also be to you; (you seem to be) a group of strangers.”

Ahmed Ali

When they came to him, they said: "Peace." He answered: "Peace." They were a people he did not recognise.

Ahmed Raza Khan

When they came to him and said, “Peace”; he answered, “Peace”; and thought, “These people are not familiar.”

Ali Quli Qarai

When they entered into his presence, they said, ‘Peace!’ ‘Peace!’ He answered, ‘[You are] an unfamiliar folk.’

Ali Ünal

They presented themselves before him and bade him peace. He said (in returning their greeting) "Peace!" (and thought:) A people unknown.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Behold! they came to him and greeted him with peace, he said (in reply), `(On you be) peace.´ (He thought) they were all strangers.

English Literal

When they entered on him, so they said: "A greeting/security/peace." He said: "A greeting/security/peace (you) unknown/disguised nation."

Faridul Haque

When they came to him and said, “Peace”; he answered, “Peace”; and thought, “These people are not familiar.”

Hamid S. Aziz

When they entered his presence they said, "Peace. Peace." Said he, "What a strange people."

Hilali & Khan

When they came in to him, and said, "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered; "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me,"

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Has the story of Abraham’s honoured guests reached thee?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

Muhammad Sarwar

When they came to him saying, "Peace be with you," he replied to their greeting in the same manner and said to himself, "These are a strange people".

Qaribullah & Darwish

They entered to him and said: 'Peace' And he replied: 'Peace, you are people unknown to me'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!" He answered: "Salamun" and said: "You are a people unknown to me."

Wahiduddin Khan

When they came to him they said, "Peace!" He answered, "Peace!" [saying to himself]. "They are strangers."

Talal Itani

When they entered upon him, they said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace, strangers.”

Tafsir jalalayn

When (idh is an adverbial qualifier of hadthu dayfi, `the story of the guests') they entered upon him and said, `Peace!' -- in other words [they said] these very words. He said, `Peace!' -- [also] these very words -- [These are] an unfamiliar folk, whom we do not know -- he said this to himself (qawmun munkarna is the predicate of an implicit subject such as h'l'i, `these are').

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَمًا

قَالَ سَلَامٌ

When they came in to him and said;"Salaman!"

He answered;"Salamun."

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّواْ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَأ أَوْ رُدُّوهَأ

When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or return it equally. (4;86)

So the Friend of Allah chose a better reply in return for their greeting, implementing Allah's command;Reciprocating the greeting with the term Salamun is stronger than the greeting using the term Salaman.

The three angels; Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil came to Ibrahim in the image of handsome young wonderfully graceful men. This is why Ibrahim said,

قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ



You are a people unknown to me.

Allah the Exalted said