إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَـٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَـٰكِفُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவர் தம் தந்தையிடமும், தம் சமூகத்தாரிடமும் "நீங்கள் வழிபடும் இந்த உருவங்கள் என்ன?" என்று கேட்ட போது
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ‘නුඹලා මෙහි (ඇලුම් කරමින්) රැඳී සිටින මෙම ප්රතිමාවන් කුමක් දැ? යි ඔහුගේ පියාණන්ගෙන් හා ඔහුගේ ජනයාගෙන් ඔහු විමසූ අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- جبکہ اس نے اپنے باپ سے اور اپنی قوم سے کہا کہ یہ مورتیاں جن کے تم مجاور بنے بیٹھے ہو کیا ہیں؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれが父とかれの人びとに，こう言った時を思いなさい。「あなたがたが崇拝するこれらの偶像は，何ものであるのか。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当时，他对他的父亲和宗族说：你们所依恋的这些雕像是什么东西？
Tafsir of 21:52
The Story of Ibrahim and his People Allah tells us about His close Friend Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and how He bestowed upon him guidance aforetime, i.e., from an early age He inspired him with truth and evidence against his people, as Allah says elsewhere: وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَهَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ (And that was Our proof which We gave Ibrahim against his people) 6:83. The point here is that Allah is telling us that He gave guidance to Ibrahim aforetime, i.e., He had already guided him at an early age. وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَلِمِينَ (and We were Well-Acquainted with him.) means, and he was worthy of that. Then Allah says: إِذْ قَالَ لاًّبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ (When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted") This is the guidance which he had been given during his youth: his denunciation of his people's worship of idols instead of Allah. Ibrahim said: مَا هَذِهِ التَّمَثِيلُ الَّتِى أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَكِفُونَ ("What are these images, to which you are devoted") meaning, which you worship with such devotion.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
