Al-Anbiya 21:52 اذ قال لابيه وقومه ما هاذه التماثيل التي انتم لها عاكفون ٥٢
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِأَبِيهِ
وَقَوۡمِهِۦ
مَا
هَٰذِهِ
ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ
ٱلَّتِيٓ
أَنتُمۡ
لَهَا
عَٰكِفُونَ
٥٢
Recall,1 when he said to his father and his people: "What are these images to which you are devoutly clinging?"
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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 ءَاتَيْنَـهَآ إِبْرَهِ
…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,
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