25 Preface إِذ دَخَلوا عَلَيهِ فَقالوا سَلامًا ۖ قالَ سَلامٌ قَومٌ مُنكَرونَYusuf AliBehold, they entered1 his presence, and said: “Peace!” He said, “Peace!” (and thought, “These seem) unusual people.”2They were angels, who appeared suddenly before him at his tent door in the guise of men, and saluted him with the salutation of peace. He returned the salutation, but felt, from their appearance and their manner, that they were unusual, not ordinary, strangers.Munkar, unknown, uncommon, unusual, not customary, (hence by derived meaning, not applicable here, not fair or just): opposite in both primary and secondary meanings to ma'ruf, well-known, usual, customary, just. Cf. 15:62.