وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ
And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
Al-Anbya 21:8
Juz 17 · Page 322Context
Revelation context of the surah
Surah-wideAl-Anbiya is Meccan, dated to the middle Meccan period. It warns the heedless Meccan society that the reckoning is drawing near, and by recounting the chain of prophets it shows that Muhammad's call continues the same monotheistic tradition.
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