Tabari

Tafseer of The Prophets · Al-Anbiyaa · 21:53

قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ

They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    Allah, exalted be His praise, says: The father of Ibrāhīm and his people said to Ibrāhīm: We found our forefathers as worshippers of these idols, and we follow the way of life (milla) of our forefathers by worshipping them just as they worshipped them — (so said) Ibrāhīm.

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    يقول تعالى ذكره: قال أبو إبراهيم وقومه لإبراهيم: وجدنا آباءنا لهذه الأوثان عابدين، فنحن على ملة آبائنا نعبدها كما كانوا يعبدون ، (قال) إبراهيم.