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And tell them the story of Abraham

when he asked his father and his people: "What are these things that you worship?"

They answered, "These are idols which we worship and we serve them devotedly."

Abraham asked, "Do they hear you when you call on them?

Or ' do they bring any good or harm to you?"

They replied, "No, but we have found our elders doing the same."

At this, Abraham said, "Have you ever seen (with open eyes) the things?

which you and your elders have been worshiping?

They are all enemies to me, except One Lord of the worlds,

Who created me, then He it is Who guides me,

Who gives me food and drink,

and Who gives me health when 1 am ill,

Who will cause me to die and then will give me life again,

and of Whom I expect that He will forgive me my errors on the Day of Judgment."

(After. this Abraham prayed:) "My Lord, bestow upon me knowledge and wisdom and join me with the righteous,

and grant me true renown among posterity,

and include me among the inheritors of the blissful Garden,

and forgive my father, for indeed he is from among those who have strayed,

and do not disgrace me on the Day when everybody will be raised back to life,

when neither wealth will avail anybody, nor children,

except that one should appear before Allah with a sound heart."

(On that Day) Paradise will be brought close to the righteous,

and Hell will be set open before the straying ones,

and they will be asked: "Where are those whom you worshiped

instead of Allah? Are they of any help to you, or even to themselves ?"

Then these deities and those erring people, will be hurled into it,

and the hosts of Satan, one upon the other.

Therein they will dispute with one another, and these erring people will say (to their deities): "

By God! We had certainly strayed

when we held you equal in rank with the Lord of the worlds,

and they were criminals indeed who led us astray.

Now we have neither any intercessor

nor any true friend.

Would that we were given a chance to return (to the world) so that we became believers.

Indeed there is a great Sign in this, but most of these people would not believe.

The fact is that your Lord is Mighty as well as Merciful.