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021.056 He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and
I am a witness to this (Truth).
021.057 "And by God, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..
021.058 So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.
021.059 They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"
021.060 They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham."
021.061 They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."
021.062 They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"
021.063 He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"
021.064 So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"
021.065 Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"
021.066 (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides God, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you
harm?
021.067 "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides God! Have ye no sense?"..
021.068 They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"
021.069 We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!"
021.070 Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most!
021.071 But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the
nations.
021.072 And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men
of every one (of them).
021.073 And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds,
to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).
021.074 And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised
abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people.
021.075 And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous.
021.076 (Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his
family from great distress.
021.077 We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned
them (in the Flood) all together.
021.078 And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep
of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment.
021.079 To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and
Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did
(all these things).
021.080 It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's
violence: will ye then be grateful?
021.081 (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land
which We had blessed: for We do know all things.
021.082 And of the evil ones, were some who dived for him, and did other work besides; and it was We Who guarded
them.
021.083 And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most
Merciful of those that are merciful."
021.084 So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and
doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us.
021.085 And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul-kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience;
021.086 We admitted them to Our mercy: for they were of the righteous ones.
021.087 And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried
through the deptHs of darkness, "There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!"