When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion? — Al Anbiyaa 21:52

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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion?

Al Anbiyaa 21:52

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“When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these images unto which ye pay devotion?”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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