Transliteration:( Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen )
71.They said, we worship idols, and we remain devoted to them.
The tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura verse 71 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 69 which provides the complete commentary from verse 69 through 77.
(26:71) They answered: “There are some idols that we worship and are devoted to them with constancy.”[52]
52. Though everybody knew that they worshiped idols, their answer implied that they were firm in faith and their hearts were satisfied with it, as if to say: We also know that these are idols of stone and wood, which we worship, but our faith demands that we should serve and worship them devotedly.
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