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    • Quran-37:85 Surah As-saffat English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ

    Transliteration:( Iz qaala li abeehi wa qawmihee maazaa ta'budoon )

    85. When he said [85] to his father and his people: "Whom do you worship?" (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (85) [And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship? (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah As-Saffat Ayat 85 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary of Surah As-Saffaat – Verse 85

    "When he said [85] to his father and his people: 'Whom do you worship?'"

    ✅ [85] Hazrat Ebrahim’s Bold Questioning

    By father, it refers to his uncle Aazar, as explained by many scholars. Hazrat Ebrahim's biological father was Tarukh, who was a believer and a monotheist. (For a detailed discussion, refer to Tafseer Na’eemi.)

    This statement of Hazrat Ebrahim (On whom be peace) was a rebuke, aimed at exposing the fallacy of idol worship. It highlights that in religious matters, there is no room for favoritism, even if the other party is a close relative.

    This verse also teaches us that a believer and a disbeliever may be connected by blood, nation, or profession, but not by faith. Our true identity and solidarity are based on Islam, regardless of which country or city we belong to.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah As-Saffat verse 85 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Saffat ayat 83 which provides the complete commentary from verse 83 through 87.

    (37:85) and said to his father and his people:[45] “Whom do you worship?

    Ala-Maududi

    (37:85) and said to his father and his people:[45] “Whom do you worship?

    45. For further details of this story of the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), see (Surah Al-Anaam, Ayat 72-90); (Surah Maryam, Ayat 41-60); (Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayat 51-75); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayat 69-89); (Surah Al-Ankabut, Ayat 16-17) and the E.Ns thereof.

    (85) [And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

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