Tafsir of As-Saffat 37:125

Surah As-Saffat 37:125

ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ

Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators -

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Will you call upon Ba`l and forsake the Best of creators, Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, Ikrimah, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that; the word Ba`l means lord. Ikrimah and Qatadah said, "This is the language of the people of Yemen.'' According to another report from Qatadah, it is the language of Azd Shanu'ah. Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam narrated from his father that; it is the name of an idol which was worshipped by the people of a city called Ba`labak (Baalbek) which is to the west of Damascus. Ad-Dahhak said, "It is an idol which they used to worship.''

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(Will you call upon Ba`l). means, `will you worship an idol,'

وتذرون أحسن الخالقين

والله ربكم ورب آبايكم اﻻولين