Tafsir of Maryam 19:42

Surah Maryam 19:42

ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ

[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

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إذ قال ﻻبيه

When he (Ibrahim ) said to his father:

يا أبت لم تعبد ما ﻻ يسمع وﻻ يبصر وﻻ يغني عنك شييا

O my father! Why do you worship that which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in anything! Meaning that these idols will not benefit you, nor can they protect you from any harm