ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء : ٦٨

  • قَالُواْ They said
  • حَرِّقُوهُ Burn him
  • وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ and support
  • ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ your gods
  • إِن if
  • كُنتُمۡ you are
  • فَٰعِلِينَ doers
They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
They said, 'Burn him, that is, [burn] Abraham, and stand by your gods, by having him burnt, if you are to do anything', in the way of standing by them. Thus they gathered lots of firewood and lit a fire throughout it. They then tied up Abraham, placed him in a ballista and had him hurled into the fire. God, exalted be He, says: