قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٩٧
They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- ٱبۡنُواْBuildib'nū
- لَهُۥfor himlahu
- بُنۡيَٰنٗاa structurebun'yānan
- فَأَلۡقُوهُand throw himfa-alqūhu
- فِيintofī
- ٱلۡجَحِيمِthe blazing Firel-jaḥīmi
Tafsir
When they became speechless to his clear reasoning they resorted to violence, and consulted with each other about what they should do with Abraham. They said, “Build a structure from him, fill it with firewood and set it on fire, then throw him into it.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran