فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ
Rowwad Translation Center
He then cast a glance at the stars[1],
Notes
[1] 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.
Translation: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com, version 1.0.20.
Arabic text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex. Surah details: Tanzil.net (CC BY 3.0).
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