Al-Anbiyaa
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فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ 58
58. Basi walipogeuka, akayaendea kwa siri, "Basi akayavunja vipande vipande." Yaani, kuvunjwa na kuyakatakata. Na walikuwa wamekusanyika katika nyumba moja, basi yeye akayavunja yote, "ila kubwa lao." Yaani, isipokuwa sanamu lao kubwa; aliliacha kwa kusudi kwamba hilo litaelezea. Na tafakari kuondoa huku kwa ajabu; kwani kila linalomchukiza Mwenyezi Mungu halitumiki katika suala la utukufu isipokuwa kwa njia ya kuongeza kwa maswahaba wake. Kama vile Mtume – rehema na amani za Mwenyezi Mungu zimshukie – alipowaandikia wafalme washirikina wa ardhi, alikuwa akisema: kwa mkubwa wa Wafursi... kwa mkubwa wa Roma... na kadhalika na hakusema: kwa mkuu! Hapa Yeye Mtukufu akasema, "ila kubwa lao," wala hakusema: wakubwa miongoni mwa masanamu yao. Hili linapaswa kuzingatiwa na kuwa mwangalifu ili usitukuze kile ambacho Mungu amedharau. Isipokuwa inapokuwa imeongezwa kwa aliyeitukuza. Na usemi wake: "ili wao walirudie." Yaani, Ibrahimu aliacha kulivunja sanamu hilo lao ili warudi kwake, na kufuata hoja, na kuligeukia, na sio kusumbuliwa nalo. Na ndiyo sababu mwishowe alisema: "Basi wakajirudi."