فَجَعَلَهُمۡ

جُذَٰذًا

إِلَّا

كَبِيرٗا

لَّهُمۡ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

إِلَيۡهِ

يَرۡجِعُونَ

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

They protested, “Who dared do this to our gods? It must be an evildoer!”

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

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

They asked, “Was it you who did this to our gods, O  Abraham?”

He replied ˹sarcastically˺, “No, this one—the biggest of them—did it! So ask them, if they can talk!”

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

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

He rebuked ˹them˺, “Do you then worship—instead of Allah—what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?

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

They concluded, “Burn him up to avenge your gods, if you must act.”

We ordered, “O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham!”¹

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