21:8

Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 8

Surah Al-Anbya (chapter 21) · Ayah 8 · Juz 17 · Page 322

Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 8 (21:8) means: “And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food,[873] nor were they immortal [on earth].” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: Nov 10, 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

21:8

Al-Anbya · Ayah 8

وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ

And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food,[873] nor were they immortal [on earth].

Translator's notes

[873] Like the angels. Rather, they were human beings with human attributes.

Quran 21:8 (Al-Anbya) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0