Verse 27
The Ornaments of Gold • makkah
View Aspects
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.
Commentary:
By citing the example of Abraham, the great progenitor of the Arabs, the verse seeks to drive home to them the untenability of the plea of ancestral beliefs and customs. It appears to say to them, "If you do not accept the Message of Islam because by so doing you have to renounce the beliefs of your forefathers, then at least follow Abraham, your own great ancestor who was a strict and sincere believer in the Unity of God."
c
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.
b
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.
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Commentary:
By citing the example of Abraham, the great progenitor of the Arabs, the verse seeks to drive home to them the untenability of the plea of ancestral beliefs and customs. It appears to say to them, "If you do not accept the Message of Islam because by so doing you have to renounce the beliefs of your forefathers, then at least follow Abraham, your own great ancestor who was a strict and sincere believer in the Unity of God."
b
6:79; 9:114; 60:5.