Tafsir for verse: 29:24
فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ ٱقۡتُلُوهُ أَوۡ حَرِّقُوهُ فَأَنجَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٢٤ ﴿24﴾
24So, the response of his (Ibrāhīm) people was none but that they said, “Kill him” or “Burn him”. So Allah saved him from the fire. Surely in this there are signs for a people who believe.
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Commentary
The response of his people was recited with both the accusative and the nominative. They said, some to others. Or one of them said it while the others were pleased, so they were all considered as if they were saying it. It was narrated that on that day, he did not benefit from the fire, meaning: the day Ibrahim was thrown into the fire, due to the absence of its heat.
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