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Surah As-Saffat, verse 88: meaning and tafsir
فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ ٨٨
He then cast a glance at the stars[20],
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[20] His people had faith in astrology, so Abraham pretended to do the same to show them that he was not able to join them at their pagan feast and to remain in their temple of idols, while he was planning to destroy their idols.
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88. So Abraham took a glance at the stars, hatching a plan to come out of having to go out with his people.
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