Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran