Surah Saffat Ayat 85 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 85
[And] when he said to his father and his people, “What do you worship?
Behold! he said to his father and to his people, “What is that which ye worship?
and said to his father and his people: “Whom do you worship?
When he said to his father and to his people: “What is it that which you worship?
When he said unto his father and his folk: What is it that ye worship?
As he said to his father and his people, “What is it that you worship?
He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping?
Quran 37 Verse 85 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Saffat ayat 85, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
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,Ayats 72-90); (Surah Maryam, Ayats 41-60); (Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayats 51-75); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayats 69-89); (Surah Al- Ankabut, Ayats 16-17) and the E.Ns thereof.
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.
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