The Holy Quran 2:258 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ ۖ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translation

Have you not seen him (King Nimrood) who argued with Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام concerning His Rabb because Allaah had given him kingship (his pride drove him to argue)? When Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام said, "My Rabb gives life and causes death," he (Nimrood) said, "I (can also) give life and cause death!" (So he called for two persons, had the one killed and let the other free.) (When) Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام (realised that the king was a fool, he made himself clearer and) said, "Verily Allaah causes the sun to rise from the East, so you bring it forth from the West!" Thus was the Kaafir silenced (stunned and confounded) Allaah does not guide oppressive people (such as Nimrood who do not want to see the truth).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The dialogue of Ibrahim ﵇ with Nimrod: in the previous verse the people of faith and the people of disbelief, and their light of guidance and their darkness of disbelief, were mentioned; now in support of this He sets out several examples. In the first example King Nimrod is mentioned: out of the arrogance of his kingship he made people prostrate before him.

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