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They barked at him saying, “
Are
you the one has done this to our
gods, O Ibrahim!
”
Ibrahim [a], pointing to the largest
idol, answered calmly, “
Why not ask
the big fellow over there. Look! He
still has the axe hanging around his
neck. Ask him if he is able to
speak
.”
The people knew that idols were
made of stone and that stones can-
not hear or speak. They knew that
the largest idol could not move, not
even a wink nor even make a tiny
squeak.
They said to Ibrahim [a], “
Well now,
you surely do know that idols can-
not speak.
” This is just what Ibrahim
was waiting to hear, and so he
spoke, “
How can you then worship
these idols when they can neither
help nor harm the tiniest thing?
