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« on: March 04, 2011, 02:10:40 am »

Verse 21:63 is the only place in the Quran where the events leading to Ibrahim(pbuh) breaking the idols are described. First let us critically analyze the verse and understand the meaning of each of the words in the sentence.
Qala: He said
Bal: But, of course, by all means, indeed, rather
F'alahu: (passive participle) someone did it
Kabiruhum: The big one of them
Haza: This
F'asaalu hum: Ask them, question them
In: If
Kaanu yantiqun: They can speak, they can talk,
 

Indeed, prophets never lied.   Verse 21:63 is a misunderstood one, not because of the mistranslation or mis-punctuations, but because most readers have failed to grasp its style and reference.

Quoting the full translations of Pickthall and Yusuf Ali:

He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak. Pickthall translation.

"[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!"  Yusuf Ali translation.

All other translators have translated this verse in much the same way.

So, when Prophet Abraham said the peopole that "their chief" or "the biggest of them has done it,"  Abraham didn't say this with the intention of lying or really making them think that the chief of the idols had done it.  In fact, Abraham was sure that they knew he (Abraham) had broken the idols and he was not afraid to admit it.  But when the people asked, he told them that the chief or the biggest idol had done it out of sarcasm in order to expose to these people their own stupdity for worshipping something which cannot even speak for itself.   When Abraham told them to ask the chief or biggest idol, this was a direct and logical exposure of the foolishness of the people to worship something that was inanimate and totally powerless.  Therefor, Prophet Abraham's reply to the people was not at all a lie as you rightly pointed.  It was a sarcasm or a hint of satire to make the idolaters aware of their traditional misguidance and lack of intelligence to perceive the truth.   
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