Surah 26 · Juz 19
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:128
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ آيَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
(128) Do you construct on every elevation a sign,[1055] amusing yourselves,
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[1055]- i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.
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[1055]- i.e., a symbol or indication of their wealth and power. They used to build lofty structures along the road to be seen by all who passed by.
Tafsir
128. “Why are you building upon every elevated, overlooking place a building as a marker, unnecessarily, without any benefit in it for you in the world or the afterlife?”
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