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Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 128: meaning and tafsir
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ ١٢٨
Do you build a landmark[17] on every high place for no purpose?
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[17] They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by passersby, as a symbol of their wealth and power.
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Al-Mukhtasar: Abridged Explanation of the Quran
Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
128. “Why are you building upon every elevated, overlooking place a building as a marker, unnecessarily, without any benefit in it for you in the world or the afterlife?”
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