In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation
It was summarized by Dr. Aqeel bin Salem Al-Shammar
Surat Al-Anbiya
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We had given Abraham his senses before, and We knew him
When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues that you are devoted to?”
Abraham was guided by Moses and Aaron
And we guided him to the truth
And We saved him from among his people and his family from worshiping idols
We also did that to Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace
We knew that he was a companion, a believer in God, and a monotheism toward Him
When he said anything to them, these are the images in which you reside
These statues were their idols that they worshiped
They said, “We found our fathers worshiping it.”
He said: You and your fathers were in clear error
They said: Have you brought us the truth or are you one of the players?
Abu Ibrahim and his people said to Ibrahim
We found our fathers worshiping these idols
We follow the religion of our fathers and worship it as they used to worship
Abraham said, “It was you, O people, you and your fathers.”
By worshiping her in deviance from the path of truth
Make it clear to those who contemplate it with reason
His father and his people said to him: Have you brought us the truth in what you say?
Or are you Hazel, one of the players?
He said: By your Lord, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who created them
I am one of the witnesses to that
By God, your idols will surely turn away after you have turned away
Ibrahim told them
Rather, I came to you with the truth to play
Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who created them
I am one of the witnesses that your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth
By God, your idols will surely turn away after you have turned away
He mentioned that Abraham, may God’s prayers be upon him
He swore this oath secretly from his people and in secret
And no one heard that from him except the one who revealed it to him
When they said, “Whoever does this to our gods is one of the wrongdoers.”
They said, “We heard a young man called Ibrahim mentioning them.”
So He made them attractive and great for them so that they would return to Him
He made them rubble, except great for the gods
Abraham did not break his act so that they might be considered
They know that if she does not defend herself, what Abraham did to her
She is able to ward off others who wish her harm further
So they return from what they are doing and stop worshiping it
To his religion, monotheism of God, and disavowal of idols
They said: Whoever does this to our gods is one of the wrongdoers
They said, “We heard a young man called Ibrahim mentioning them.”
They said, "Bring it before the eyes of the people so that they may bear witness."
Abraham's people said when they saw their gods had vanished
Whoever did this to our gods is the one who did this to our gods
To whom are the wrongdoers, i.e. to whom do they do what he did not have the right to do?
Those who heard him say it
By God, your idols will surely turn away after you have turned away
They said, “We heard a young man reminding them of a defect called Ibrahim.”
Abraham's people said to each other
So bring the one who did this to our gods in the eyes of the people
Perhaps they will witness our punishment of him
They said: Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?
He said, “Rather, this eldest of them did it, so ask them if they speak.”
They brought Abraham and told him
Have you done this to our gods by breaking them, O Abraham?
Abraham answered them
Rather, this and the greatest of them did it
So ask the gods who did that to it and broke it
If they speak or express themselves
Then they came back to themselves and said, “You are the wrongdoers.”
Then they bowed their heads. You know what these people speak
So they remembered and returned to their minds
They looked at each other
They said, “You are a people who are unjust to this man in your question of him.”
Who did this to our gods?
These are your gods to which he did what he did to your present
So ask her and then prevail in the argument
So they argued against Abraham with what was Abraham’s argument against them
They said, “I know what these idols speak.”
He said: Do you worship instead of God that which neither benefits you nor harms you?
Fuck you and what you worship instead of God
Do you not understand?
Abraham said to his people
O people, do you worship that which neither benefits you nor harms you?
And you know that she did not prevent herself from those who wanted her harm
Nor is she able to speak if she is asked about someone who does evil to her, so she can tell it
Are you not ashamed of worshiping something as if it were such and such?
Ugly to you and to the gods that you worship besides God
Do you not understand the ugliness of what you do in your worship, which neither harms nor benefits?
They said, "Burn him and support your gods, if you will."
We said, O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham
And they intended a plot against him, so We made them the losers
Some of Abraham's people said to others that they burned Abraham with fire
Support your gods if you support them and do not want to abandon their worship
They lit a fire for him to burn him, then threw him into it
So we said to the fire, O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham
And they intended a plot against Abraham, so We made them perish
And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds
And We saved Abraham and Lot from their enemies, Nimrod and his people
From the land of Iraq to the land that we have blessed, which is the land of the Levant
And We gave him Isaac and Jacob as a voluntary offering, and We made each of them righteous
And We gave to Abraham a son, Isaac, and a son, Jacob, and his son was a voluntary son for him
They all made us work in obedience to God, avoiding sins
And We made them imams who guided by Our command, and We revealed to them
And We inspired them to do good deeds, establish prayer, and pay zakat
And they were our worshippers
And We made Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob imams to be followed in goodness
In obedience to God and following His commands and prohibitions, they are followed and followed
They guide people and invite them to God and to worship Him
And We inspired, in what We inspired, do good deeds and establish prayer
They were submissive to us and were not too arrogant to obey us and worship us
And to Lot We gave him wisdom and knowledge and We saved him from the town that used to do evil things. Indeed, they were an evil and disobedient people.
We admitted him into Our mercy. He is one of the righteous
And We came to Lot as a judge between the adversaries
And We gave him knowledge of his religion and the obligations that he owes to God
And We saved him from Our torment, which We inflicted on the people of the village that used to do evil things
It is the village of Sodom, to whose people Lot was sent
They were evil people, violating God's command and disobeying Him
We admitted Lot into our mercy by saving him from torment
Lot was one of those who obeyed us and obeyed our command
And Noah, when he called before, so We responded to him and saved him and his family from great distress
And We helped him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were an evil people, so We drowned them all
And remember, O Muhammad, Noah, when he called upon his Lord before you
And by Abraham and Lot
He asked us to destroy his people who denied God, so we answered his prayer
And We saved him and the people of faith from his offspring and a refuge for them from the torment that befell the deniers from the flood and drowning
And We helped Noah against the people who rejected Our arguments and evidence, so We saved him from them
Noah's people were evil people who did bad deeds, disobeyed God and disobeyed His command
And David and Solomon when they judged the letter, when the people’s sheep scattered therein, and we were witnesses to their judgment.
So Solomon made it understandable, and to both of them we were given wisdom and knowledge, and with David we made the mountains sing their praises and the birds, and we were active.
And remember David and Solomon, O Muhammad, when they ruled over the edge of the earth
When I entered into this field, the other people's sheep seized it the night it was plowed and spoiled it
We were for the judgment of David and Solomon and the people among whom they judged regarding what spoiled the sheep of the people of the sheep
There are two witnesses from whom nothing is hidden from us, so we understood the issue in this regard: Solomon, not David
They are all from David, Solomon, and the apostles whom he mentioned at the beginning of this Surah
We were given prophecy and knowledge of God’s decrees, and We made the mountains and birds subservient with David to swim with him when he swam
We had already decreed that I am the doer of that and the one who subjugates the mountains and the birds in the Mother of the Book with David, peace and blessings be upon him
We taught him to make clothing for you to protect you from your punishment, so are you thankful?
David taught us how to make a weapon for yourself, to protect you from being killed when you wear it and meet your enemies with it
Do you, people, thank God for His blessings upon you, with what He taught you about the craftsmanship of fortified clothing in war and other of His blessings upon you?
And for Solomon, the wind is a storm that flows at his command to the land which We have blessed and have knowledge of all things
And We subjected to Solomon the son of David the wind, a storm and its winds, and the intensity of its blows, and the winds flowed by Solomon’s command to the Levant, which We had blessed.
Our action to Suleiman, in terms of us subservient to him and giving him what we were given in terms of dominion and good character, was with our knowledge
We know everything and nothing is hidden from us
And among the devils are those who delve into Him and do work other than that, and We are their protectors
We also subjected Solomon to the devils who would dive for him in the sea and do other work than that, such as building buildings, statues, and fighting.
We were guardians of their deeds and their numbers
Conclusion from Al-Tabari’s interpretation