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And indeed, We had granted Abraham sound judgment early on, for We knew him well ˹to be worthy of it˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹Remember˺ when he questioned his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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They replied, “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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He responded, “Indeed, you and your forefathers have been clearly astray.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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They asked, “Have you come to us with the truth, or is this a joke?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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He replied, “In fact, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them ˹both˺. And to that I bear witness.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹Then he said to himself,˺ “By Allah! I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned your backs and gone away.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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So he smashed them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so they might turn to it ˹for answers˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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They protested, “Who dared do this to our gods? It must be an evildoer!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Some said, “We heard a young man, called Abraham, speaking ˹ill˺ of them.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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