:58. So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.
:59. They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"
:60. They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham."
:61. They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."
:62. They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"
:63. He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"
:64. So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"
:65. Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"
:66. (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?
:67. "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?"..
:68. They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"
:69. We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!"
:70. Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most!
:71. But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations.
:72. And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).
