Surah 21 · verse 63
Al-Anbya 21:63
Sign in to listenقَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَـٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
qala bal fa'alahu kabiruhum hadha fa-s'aluhum in kanu yantiqun
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ
They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."
Verse 61قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
Verse 62قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَـٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"
قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَـٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
Verse 65ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَـٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ
Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
Verse 66قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?