The Holy Quran 27:24 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ

Translation

"I found her and her people prostrating to (worshipping) the sun instead of Allaah. Shaytaan has (tremendously) beautified their actions (shirk and sin) for them and (thereby deceptively) prevented them from the right path (from worshipping Allaah), because of which they are not rightly guided (and are steeped in shirk so wage Jihaad against them)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The sun-worship of the people of Saba: that is, that people are mushriks (idolaters) who worship the sun. Shaytan has waylaid them and made idolatrous customs and practices seem beautiful in their eyes. That is why they do not find the path of guidance. By saying this, the hoopoe as it were urged Sulayman ﵇ to wage jihad against that people.

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