Al-Anbya 21:59
The Prophets · Juz 17 · Page 327
قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٥٩
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."
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Commentary on 21:58–61
﴿فَجَعَلَهُمْ﴾ الفاء عاطفة ﴿جعلهم﴾ ماض فاعله مستتر والهاء مفعول به أول ﴿جُذاذاً﴾ مفعول به ثان والجملة معطوفة ﴿إِلَّا﴾ أداة استثناء ﴿كَبِيراً﴾ مستثنى بإلا ﴿لَهُمْ﴾ متعلقان بمحذوف صفة كبيرا ﴿لَعَلَّهُمْ﴾ لعل واسمها ﴿إِلَيْهِ﴾ متعلقان بيرجعون وجملة ﴿يَرْجِعُونَ﴾ خبر لعل وجملة لعلهم مستأنفة ﴿قالُوا﴾ ماض وفاعله والجملة مستأنفة ﴿مَنْ﴾ اسم استفهام مبتدأ ﴿فَعَلَ﴾ ماض فاعله مستتر والجملة خبر والمبتدأ والخبر مقول القول ﴿هذا﴾ مفعول به ﴿بِآلِهَتِنا﴾ متعلقان بالفعل ﴿إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾ إن واسمها واللام المزحلقة ﴿من الظالمين﴾ متعلقان بخبر إن والجملة مستأنفة ﴿قالُوا﴾ ماض وفاعله والجملة مستأنفة ﴿سَمِعْنا﴾ ماض وفاعل والجملة مقول القول ﴿فَتًى﴾ مفعول به ﴿يَذْكُرُهُمْ﴾ مضارع ومفعوله والفاعل مستتر والجملة صفة لفتى ﴿يُقالُ﴾ مضارع مبني للمجهول ﴿لَهُ﴾ متعلقان بيقال ﴿إِبْراهِيمُ﴾ نائب فاعل ﴿قالُوا﴾ ماض وفاعله والجملة مستأنفة ﴿فَأْتُوا﴾ الفاء الفصيحة ﴿أتوا﴾ أمر وفاعله ﴿بِهِ﴾ متعلقان بفأتوا ﴿عَلى أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ﴾ متعلقان بمحذوف حال ﴿النَّاسِ﴾ مضاف إليه ﴿لَعَلَّهُمْ﴾ لعل واسمها ﴿يَشْهَدُونَ﴾ مضارع وفاعله والجملة خبر لعل وجملة لعل مستأنفة.
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21:58
فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرٗا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ يَرۡجِعُونَ ٥٨
So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].
21:59
قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٥٩
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."
21:60
قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتٗى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ٦٠
They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."
21:61
قَالُواْ فَأۡتُواْ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡهَدُونَ ٦١
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."1
1 translator’s note
- To what they had heard him say. It may also mean "...that they may witness [what will be done to him as punishment]." ↩
21:62
قَالُوٓاْ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ٦٢
They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"
21:63
قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمۡ هَٰذَا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُواْ يَنطِقُونَ ٦٣
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
21:64
فَرَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ٦٤
So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
21:65
ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ ٦٥
Then they reversed themselves,1 [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
1 translator’s note
- After first admitting their error, they were seized by pride and obstinacy. ↩
21:66
قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ ٦٦
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
21:67
أُفّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ٦٧
Uff1 to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"
1 translator’s note
- An exclamation of anger and displeasure. ↩
21:68
قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ٦٨
They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
21:69
قُلۡنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِي بَرۡدٗا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٦٩
We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."
21:70
وَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَ ٧٠
And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.
21:71
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٧١
And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples].
21:72
وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ نَافِلَةٗۖ وَكُلّٗا جَعَلۡنَا صَٰلِحِينَ ٧٢
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.
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