Tafsir of Surah Al-Anbiyaa 21:8

﴿وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ﴾

Translation of the meaning

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

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

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