Surah As-Saffat 37:97 — translation and meaning
الصافات · Verse 97 / 182 · Page 449
قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
ابْنُوا
ib'nu
Build
لَهُ
lahu
for him
بُنْيَانًا
bun'yanan
a structure
فَأَلْقُوهُ
fa-alquhu
and throw him
فِي
fi
into
الْجَحِيمِ
al-jahimi
the blazing Fire
Transliteration
Qaalub noo lahoo bun yaanan fa alqoohu fil jaheem
Translation
They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When they became speechless to his clear reasoning they resorted to violence, and consulted with each other about what they should do with Abraham. They said, “Build a structure from him, fill it with firewood and set it on fire, then throw him into it.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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