وَلَقَدۡ

ءَاتَيۡنَا

مُوسَىٰ

وَهَٰرُونَ

ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ

وَضِيَآءٗ

وَذِكۡرٗا

لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ

٤٨

Indeed, We granted Moses and Aaron the decisive authority—a light and a reminder for the righteous,

who are in awe of their Lord without seeing Him,¹ and are fearful of the Hour.

And this ˹Quran˺ is a blessed reminder which We have revealed. Will you ˹pagans˺ then deny it?

And indeed, We had granted Abraham sound judgment early on, for We knew him well ˹to be worthy of it˺.

˹Remember˺ when he questioned his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted?”

They replied, “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”

He responded, “Indeed, you and your forefathers have been clearly astray.”

They asked, “Have you come to us with the truth, or is this a joke?”

He replied, “In fact, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them ˹both˺. And to that I bear witness.”

˹Then he said to himself,˺ “By Allah! I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned your backs and gone away.”