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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 24of 69

فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ ٱقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ فَأَنجَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ﴿٢٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And the answer of Abraham's people was not but that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allah saved him from the fire. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

Word-by-word meaning

فَمَاfamāAnd not
كَانَkānawas
جَوَابَjawāba(the) answer
قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihi(of) his people
إِلَّآillāexcept
أَنanthat
قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
ٱقْتُلُوهُuq'tulūhuKill him
أَوْawor
حَرِّقُوهُḥarriqūhuburn him
فَأَنجَىٰهُfa-anjāhuBut Allah saved him
ٱللَّهُl-lahuBut Allah saved him
مِنَminafrom
ٱلنَّارِ ۚl-nārithe fire
إِنَّinnaIndeed
فِىin
ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢlaāyātinsurely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor a people
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawho believe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Response of Ibrahim's People -- and how Allah controlled the FireAllah tells us how Ibrahim's people stubbornly and arrogantly disbelieved, and how they resisted the truth with falsehood. After Ibrahim addressed them with his words of clear guidance,إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ اقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ حَرِّقُوهُ(except that they said: "Kill him or burn him.") This was because proof had clearly been established against them, so they resorted to using their power and strength.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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