Surah Al-Anbiya 21:8
سُورَةُ الأَنبِيَاءِ · Meccan · Verse 8 of 112
وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًۭا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ
Translation
We did not give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they immortal.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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