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Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 98

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فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ ﴿98﴾
So they plotted a plot against him, but We made them the lowest.
فَأَرَادُوا۟ fa-arādū And they intended
بِهِۦ bihi for him
كَيْدًۭا kaydan a plot
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ fajaʿalnāhumu but We made them
ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ l-asfalīna the lowest

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(Ayah 98) {فَاَرَادُوْا بِهٖ كَيْدًا … :} For its details, see Surah Al-Anbiya (70).

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98. 1. That is, by making the fire a garden, He rendered their plotting and scheming unsuccessful. So, exalted is the Being who provides for His servants, transforms trials into gifts, and changes evil into good.

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98. They had plotted against Abraham [53], but We made them the lowest.

[53]
Throwing Prophet Ibrahim into the Blazing Fire:

No one had any answer to the arguments of Prophet Ibrahim. Therefore, they resorted to lowly tactics and said, "Give such a fitting punishment to the one who has insulted our gods that it serves as a lesson for others." So, it was unanimously decided to prepare a huge fire and throw Prophet Ibrahim into it alive to burn him. Accordingly, they prepared a very large fire as planned and threw Prophet Ibrahim into it. Allah commanded the fire that no harm should come to Ibrahim. Thus, he came out of the fire safe and sound. In this way, he was completely successful in this great trial, and his people had to face even greater humiliation than before.