قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ
Qaala ata'budoona maa tanhitoon
He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,
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37:95Ayah 1182
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He said to them in reproach ‘Do you worship what you yourselves have carved out of stone and other materials idols
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While I was with Ibn `Abbas a man came and said, "O father of `Abbas! My sustenance is from my
manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn `Abbas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts
life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face
turned pale. Ibn `Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to
make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."
“You sacrifice it
yourself.”
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