سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 69
وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ﴿69﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And recite to them the story of Ibrâhîm (Abraham).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتْلُ
wa-ut'lu
And recite
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
نَبَأَ
naba-a
(the) news
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
ib'rāhīma
(of) Ibrahim
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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69. And relate to them the story of Abraham [48].
[48] The story of Prophet Ibrahimؑ has a deep relevance to the Quraysh of Makkah. These people claimed to be followers of Prophet Ibrahimؑ. Prophet Ibrahimؑ is the personality who spent his entire life striving against shirk (polytheism) and bore every hardship that came his way with great fortitude. Whereas the Quraysh of Makkah, despite their claim of following Ibrahim, were immersed in shirk from head to toe. They also admitted that Prophet Ibrahimؑ was purely monotheistic and strongly averse to shirk, and they also acknowledged that the polytheistic customs in Arabia became prevalent centuries after the death of Prophet Ibrahimؑ.
The Domestic Environment of Our Master Ibrahimؑ and His Advice to His Father:
The people of Prophet Ibrahimؑ were also steeped in shirk from head to toe. Let alone others, even his father Azar was the royal priest in the court of Nimrod. He was both an idol sculptor and an idol seller. His livelihood depended on idol-making and idol-selling, and his status and position were also due to this. It was in such a father's house and such an environment that Prophet Ibrahim was born. When he was granted prophethood, the very first person he began to advise was his own father, and then after that, other people. The first question he asked his people was: What is so special about these stone idols and images that you worship them? After all, what do you consider them to be that you worship them and offer them vows and offerings?
[48] The story of Prophet Ibrahimؑ has a deep relevance to the Quraysh of Makkah. These people claimed to be followers of Prophet Ibrahimؑ. Prophet Ibrahimؑ is the personality who spent his entire life striving against shirk (polytheism) and bore every hardship that came his way with great fortitude. Whereas the Quraysh of Makkah, despite their claim of following Ibrahim, were immersed in shirk from head to toe. They also admitted that Prophet Ibrahimؑ was purely monotheistic and strongly averse to shirk, and they also acknowledged that the polytheistic customs in Arabia became prevalent centuries after the death of Prophet Ibrahimؑ.
The Domestic Environment of Our Master Ibrahimؑ and His Advice to His Father:
The people of Prophet Ibrahimؑ were also steeped in shirk from head to toe. Let alone others, even his father Azar was the royal priest in the court of Nimrod. He was both an idol sculptor and an idol seller. His livelihood depended on idol-making and idol-selling, and his status and position were also due to this. It was in such a father's house and such an environment that Prophet Ibrahim was born. When he was granted prophethood, the very first person he began to advise was his own father, and then after that, other people. The first question he asked his people was: What is so special about these stone idols and images that you worship them? After all, what do you consider them to be that you worship them and offer them vows and offerings?
