So he hurried to the house and brought a fatted calf,
Then he went to his home – so he brought a healthy calf.
Then he turned to his household and brought a fattened calf,
Then he turned quietly to his household, and brought forth a fat [roasted] calf,
Then he turned away privately Unto his household, and brought a calf fatted.
Then he turned to his household, so brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows].
Then he slipped away to his family, and brought a fatted calf.
Then he went back to his family and brought a fat roasted calf
Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Then he retired to his family and brought a fat [roasted] calf,
So he turned to his household and brought a fattened calf.
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
He went quietly to his wife and returned to his guests with a fat, roasted calf.
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Far<u>a</u>gha il<u>a</u> ahlihi faj<u>a</u>a biAAijlin sameen<b>in</b>
Then he turned quickly to his household, and brought a fatted calf,
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
Then he moved to his family secretly, then he brought from them a whole fat calf, thinking them to be humans.
Then he moved to his family secretly, then he brought from them a whole fat calf, thinking them to be humans.
<p>رَ‌اغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ (Then he slipped off to his home - 51:26). Ragha is derived from rawgh which means to slip out quietly. In other words, Holy Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) discreetly went in the house in haste to arrange for meal for his guests, so that they do not sense it. Otherwise they would have stopped him.</p><p>Rules of Entertaining Guests</p><p>Ibn Kathir says that this verse indicates proper manners for entertaining guests: Holy Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) ، the host, did not first mention that he would make food for them. He slipped out quietly, and brought the food to his guests quickly, while they were unaware that it was being prepared for them. Rather, he discreetly had it prepared and placed before them. He prepared the best kind of food he had, a young, fat roasted calf. Moreover, he did not place the food far from them and invite them to come close to it to eat. Rather, he placed it close to them فَقَرَّ‌بَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ 'brought it close to them' and refrained from ordering them to eat. Instead he invited them politely, kindly and cordially to partake thus أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ 'Would you not eat?' This statement in the form of a question is similar to one of us saying to a guest, 'Would you kindly partake of it - even if you are not hungry, at least for my sake?'</p>
رَ‌اغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ (Then he slipped off to his home - 51:26). Ragha is derived from rawgh which means to slip out quietly. In other words, Holy Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) discreetly went in the house in haste to arrange for meal for his guests, so that they do not sense it. Otherwise they would have stopped him.Rules of Entertaining GuestsIbn Kathir says that this verse indicates proper manners for entertaining guests: Holy Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) ، the host, did not first mention that he would make food for them. He slipped out quietly, and brought the food to his guests quickly, while they were unaware that it was being prepared for them. Rather, he discreetly had it prepared and placed before them. He prepared the best kind of food he had, a young, fat roasted calf. Moreover, he did not place the food far from them and invite them to come close to it to eat. Rather, he placed it close to them فَقَرَّ‌بَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ 'brought it close to them' and refrained from ordering them to eat. Instead he invited them politely, kindly and cordially to partake thus أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ 'Would you not eat?' This statement in the form of a question is similar to one of us saying to a guest, 'Would you kindly partake of it - even if you are not hungry, at least for my sake?'