Surah 21. Al-Anbya

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-29 [2], 30-41 [3], 42-50 [4], 51-75 [5], 76-93 [6], 94-112 [7]

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Quran Text of Verse 51-75وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاۤWe gaveاِبْرٰهِیْمَIbrahimرُشْدَهٗhis guidanceمِنْbeforeقَبْلُbeforeوَ كُنَّاand We wereبِهٖabout himعٰلِمِیْنَۚWell-Knowing اِذْWhenقَالَhe saidلِاَبِیْهِto his fatherوَ قَوْمِهٖand his peopleمَاWhatهٰذِهِ(are) theseالتَّمَاثِیْلُ[the] statuesالَّتِیْۤwhichاَنْتُمْyouلَهَاto itعٰكِفُوْنَ (are) devoted قَالُوْاThey saidوَجَدْنَاۤWe foundاٰبَآءَنَاour forefathersلَهَاof themعٰبِدِیْنَ worshippers قَالَHe saidلَقَدْVerilyكُنْتُمْyou areاَنْتُمْ[you]وَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْand your forefathersفِیْ(were) inضَلٰلٍan errorمُّبِیْنٍ manifest قَالُوْۤاThey saidاَجِئْتَنَاHave you come to usبِالْحَقِّwith the truthاَمْorاَنْتَyouمِنَ(are) ofاللّٰعِبِیْنَ those who play قَالَHe saidبَلْNayرَّبُّكُمْyour Lordرَبُّ(is the) Lordالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضِand the earthالَّذِیْthe One Whoفَطَرَهُنَّ ۖؗcreated themوَ اَنَاand I amعَلٰیtoذٰلِكُمْthatمِّنَofالشّٰهِدِیْنَ the witnesses وَ تَاللّٰهِAnd by Allahلَاَكِیْدَنَّsurely I will planاَصْنَامَكُمْ(against) your idolsبَعْدَafterاَنْ[that]تُوَلُّوْاyou go awayمُدْبِرِیْنَ turning (your) backs 21. Al-Anbya Page 327فَجَعَلَهُمْSo he made themجُذٰذًا(into) piecesاِلَّاexceptكَبِیْرًاa large (one)لَّهُمْof themلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayاِلَیْهِto itیَرْجِعُوْنَ return قَالُوْاThey saidمَنْWhoفَعَلَ(has) doneهٰذَاthisبِاٰلِهَتِنَاۤto our godsاِنَّهٗIndeed heلَمِنَ(is) ofالظّٰلِمِیْنَ the wrongdoers قَالُوْاThey saidسَمِعْنَاWe heardفَتًیa youthیَّذْكُرُهُمْmention themیُقَالُhe is calledلَهٗۤhe is calledاِبْرٰهِیْمُؕIbrahim قَالُوْاThey saidفَاْتُوْاThen bringبِهٖhimعَلٰۤیbeforeاَعْیُنِ(the) eyesالنَّاسِ(of) the peopleلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَشْهَدُوْنَ bear witness قَالُوْۤاThey saidءَاَنْتَHave youفَعَلْتَdoneهٰذَاthisبِاٰلِهَتِنَاto our godsیٰۤاِبْرٰهِیْمُؕO Ibrahim قَالَHe saidبَلْNayفَعَلَهٗ ۖۗ(some doer) did itكَبِیْرُهُمْTheir chiefهٰذَا(is) thisفَسْـَٔلُوْهُمْSo ask themاِنْifكَانُوْاthey (can)یَنْطِقُوْنَ speak فَرَجَعُوْۤاSo they returnedاِلٰۤیtoاَنْفُسِهِمْthemselvesفَقَالُوْۤاand saidاِنَّكُمْIndeed youاَنْتُمُ[you]الظّٰلِمُوْنَۙ(are) the wrongdoers ثُمَّThenنُكِسُوْاthey were turnedعَلٰیonرُءُوْسِهِمْ ۚtheir headsلَقَدْVerilyعَلِمْتَyou knowمَاnotهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseیَنْطِقُوْنَ (can) speak! قَالَHe saidاَفَتَعْبُدُوْنَThen do you worshipمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِAllahمَاwhatلَا(does) notیَنْفَعُكُمْbenefit youشَیْـًٔا(in) anythingوَّ لَاand notیَضُرُّكُمْؕharms you اُفٍّUffلَّكُمْto youوَ لِمَاand to whatتَعْبُدُوْنَyou worshipمِنْbesidesدُوْنِbesidesاللّٰهِ ؕAllahاَفَلَاThen will notتَعْقِلُوْنَ you use reason قَالُوْاThey saidحَرِّقُوْهُBurn himوَ انْصُرُوْۤاand supportاٰلِهَتَكُمْyour godsاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areفٰعِلِیْنَ doers قُلْنَاWe saidیٰنَارُO fire!كُوْنِیْBeبَرْدًاcool[ness]وَّ سَلٰمًاand safe[ty]عَلٰۤیforاِبْرٰهِیْمَۙIbrahim وَ اَرَادُوْاAnd they intendedبِهٖfor himكَیْدًاa planفَجَعَلْنٰهُمُbut We made themالْاَخْسَرِیْنَۚthe greatest losers وَ نَجَّیْنٰهُAnd We delivered himوَ لُوْطًاand Lutاِلَیtoالْاَرْضِthe landالَّتِیْwhichبٰرَكْنَاWe (had) blessedفِیْهَا[in it]لِلْعٰلَمِیْنَ for the worlds وَ وَهَبْنَاAnd We bestowedلَهٗۤon himاِسْحٰقَ ؕIshaqوَ یَعْقُوْبَand Yaqubنَافِلَةً ؕ(in) additionوَ كُلًّاand allجَعَلْنَاWe madeصٰلِحِیْنَ righteous 21. Al-Anbya Page 328وَ جَعَلْنٰهُمْAnd We made themاَىِٕمَّةًleadersیَّهْدُوْنَthey guideبِاَمْرِنَاby Our Commandوَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤAnd We inspiredاِلَیْهِمْto themفِعْلَ(the) doingالْخَیْرٰتِ(of) good deedsوَ اِقَامَand establishmentالصَّلٰوةِ(of) the prayerوَ اِیْتَآءَand givingالزَّكٰوةِ ۚ(of) zakahوَ كَانُوْاand they wereلَنَاof Usعٰبِدِیْنَۚۙworshippers وَ لُوْطًاAnd (to) LutاٰتَیْنٰهُWe gave himحُكْمًاjudgmentوَّ عِلْمًاand knowledgeوَّ نَجَّیْنٰهُand We saved himمِنَfromالْقَرْیَةِthe townالَّتِیْwhichكَانَتْwasتَّعْمَلُdoingالْخَبٰٓىِٕثَ ؕwicked deedsاِنَّهُمْIndeed theyكَانُوْاwereقَوْمَa peopleسَوْءٍevilفٰسِقِیْنَۙdefiantly disobedient وَ اَدْخَلْنٰهُAnd We admitted himفِیْintoرَحْمَتِنَا ؕOur MercyاِنَّهٗIndeed heمِنَ(was) ofالصّٰلِحِیْنَ۠the righteous

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Translation of Verse 51-75

51. And indeed, We had granted Abraham sound judgment early on, for We knew him well ˹to be worthy of it˺.

52. ˹Remember˺ when he questioned his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are so devoted?"

53. They replied, "We found our forefathers worshipping them."

54. He responded, "Indeed, you and your forefathers have been clearly astray."

55. They asked, "Have you come to us with the truth, or is this a joke?"

56. He replied, "In fact, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them ˹both˺. And to that I bear witness."

57. ˹Then he said to himself,˺ "By Allah! I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned your backs and gone away."

58. So he smashed them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so they might turn to it ˹for answers˺.

59. They protested, "Who dared do this to our gods? It must be an evildoer!"

60. Some said, "We heard a young man, called Abraham, speaking ˹ill˺ of them."

61. They demanded, "Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺."

62. They asked, "Was it you who did this to our gods, O Abraham?"

63. He replied ˹sarcastically˺, "No, this one-the biggest of them-did it! So ask them, if they can talk!"

64. So they came back to their senses, saying ˹to one another˺, "You yourselves are truly the wrongdoers!"

65. Then they ˹quickly˺ regressed to their ˹original˺ mind-set, ˹arguing,˺ "You already know that those ˹idols˺ cannot talk."

66. He rebuked ˹them˺, "Do you then worship-instead of Allah-what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?

67. Shame on you and whatever you worship instead of Allah! Do you not have any sense?"

68. They concluded, "Burn him up to avenge your gods, if you must act."

69. We ordered, "O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham!" ⁶²⁸

70. They had sought to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

71. Then We delivered him, along with Lot, to the land We had showered with blessings for all people. ⁶²⁹

72. And We blessed him with Isaac ˹as a son˺ and Jacob ˹as a grandson˺, as an additional favour-making all of them righteous.

73. We ˹also˺ made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and inspired them to do good deeds, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. And they were devoted to Our worship.

74. And to Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge, and delivered him from the society engrossed in shameful practices. They were certainly an evil, rebellious people.

75. And We admitted him into Our mercy, ˹for˺ he was truly one of the righteous.

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Commentary

628. It is reported in a ḥadîth collected by Bukhâri that Abraham ( ﷺ ) said, while being thrown into the fire, "Allah ˹alone˺ is sufficient ˹as an aid˺ for us and ˹He˺ is the best Protector."

629. Abraham and his nephew, Lot, migrated from Babel, Iraq to Jerusalem.