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Surah al-Anbiya' (The Prophets ) 21 : 58

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(21:58:1)
fajaʿalahum
So he made them
(21:58:2)
judhādhan
(into) pieces
(21:58:3)
illā
except
(21:58:4)
kabīran
a large (one)
(21:58:5)
(21:58:6)
(21:58:7)
ilayhi
to it
(21:58:8)
yarjiʿūna
return

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Explanatory Note

Abraham, however, went ahead with what he intended. Thus, the idols which were the subject of worship were turned into small, broken pieces of stone and wood. But Abraham left the largest one untouched to see his people’s reaction when they discovered what had happened. They might, for example, have wanted to ask the idol how all this happened and why it did not rise to their defence. They might even have reconsidered the whole issue and realized the absurdity of their beliefs and so begun to think properly.

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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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