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| 58. So he broke them into pieces, all except the chief of them, that they might return to it. 59. They said, `Who has done this to our gods ? Surely, he is a wrongdoer.' 60. Some others said, `We heard a young man speak ill of them; he is called Abraham.' 61. They said, `Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness against him.' 62. Then they said to Abraham, `Is it thou who has done this to our gods, O Abraham ?' 63. He replied, `Well, someone has surely done this. Here is the chief of them. So ask them if they can speak.' 64. Then they turned towards one another and said, `You yourselves are surely in the wrong.' 65. And they were made to hang down their heads for shame and said to Abraham, `Certainly thou knowest well that these do not speak.' 66. He said, `Do you then worship, instead of ALLAH, that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you ? 67. `Fie on you and on that which you worship instead of ALLAH ! Can you not understand ?' 68. They said, `Burn him and help your gods if at all you mean to do something.' 69. WE said, `O fire, be thou a means of coolness and safety for Abraham !' 70. And they had intended an evil plan against him, but WE made them the worst losers. 71. And WE delivered him and Lot and brought them to the Land which WE had blessed for the peoples. 72. And WE bestowed upon him Isaac, and a grandson, Jacob, and WE made all of them righteous. |
