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Surah al-Anbiya' (The Prophets ) 21 : 54

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(21:54:1)
qāla
He said
(21:54:2)
(21:54:3)
kuntum
you are
(21:54:4)
(21:54:5)
waābāukum
and your forefathers
(21:54:6)
(21:54:7)
ḍalālin
an error
(21:54:8)
mubīnin
manifest

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Explanatory Note

That such images were worshipped by their fathers could not impart to such objects any value which they did not have. Nor could it have given them any undeserved sanctity. Nor is real value derived from giving forefathers an elevated status and following in their footsteps. It is rather the result of proper, free and objective judgement.

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According to  Ibn Attiyah and Qurtubi there is consensus on this Surah being a Makki Surah -

"Both the subject matter and the style of the Surah indicate that it was sent down in the third stage of the life of the Prophet at Makkah" [Ref: Mawdudi]

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