إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ
(21:52) Recall,4 when he said to his father and his people: "What
are these images to which you are devoutly clinging?"
are these images to which you are devoutly clinging?"
قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ
(21:53) They answered: "We found our fathers worshipping them."
قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ
(21:54) He said: "Certainly you and your fathers have all been in manifest
error."
error."
قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ
(21:55) They said: "Are you expressing your true ideas before us or are you
jesting?"5
jesting?"5
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
(21:56) He said: "Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth
which He created and to that I bear witness before you.
which He created and to that I bear witness before you.
وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ
(21:57) By Allah, I shall certainly carry out my plan against your gods after
you are gone."6
you are gone."6