The Holy Quran 29:25 — Surah Al-'Ankabut

Arabic text

وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْثَـٰنًا مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ ثُمَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا وَمَأْوَىٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ

Translation

He (Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "You have merely taken to worship idols because of your mutual love in this worldly life (because of your love for certain good people, you made idols in their forms initially as a form of respect, but then Shaytaan fooled you into worshipping them). (However, despite this love) Soon, on the Day of Qiyaamah, you will oppose (deny) each other and curse each other (worshippers will curse their idols and vice versa). Your abode shall be the Fire and you will have no helpers." (As Allaah saved Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام from the fire, so will He save you from the eternal fire so believe in Him.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, having come out of the fire, he began to admonish again. The real purpose and aim of idol-worship: that is, what sensible person could hold idol-worship to be permissible? Even the idol-worshippers know in their hearts that it is an utterly absurd practice.

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