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Sad-Nun-Miim
to be offensive (smell), become strong.
sanama
to shape out idols for worship.
sanam
(pl. asnaam)
idol, everything that is worshipped other than Al-laah.
asnam
n.m. (pl. of sanam)
6:74
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ آزَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَاما ً آلِهَة ً إِنِّي أَرَاكَ وَقَوْمَكَ فِي ضَلاَل ٍ مُبِين ٍ
Wa 'Idh Qāla 'Ibrāhīmu Li'abīhi 'Āzara 'Atattakhidhu 'Aşnāmāan 'Ālihatan 'Innī 'Arāka Wa Qawmaka Fī Đalālin Mubīnin
And Abraham said to his father, Azar: "Will you take statues as gods? I see you and your people are clearly misguided."
7:138
وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا عَلَى قَوْم ٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَى أَصْنَام ٍ لَهُمْ قَالُوا يَامُوسَى اجْعَل لَنَا إِلَها ً كَمَا لَهُمْ آلِهَة ٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْم ٌ تَجْهَلُونَ
Wa Jāwaznā Bibanī 'Isrā'īla Al-Baĥra Fa'ataw `Alá Qawmin Ya`kufūna `Alá 'Aşnāmin Lahum Qālū Yā Mūsá Aj`al Lanā 'Ilahāan Kamā Lahum 'Ālihatun Qāla 'Innakum Qawmun Tajhalūna
And We let the Children of Israel cross the sea, then they came upon a people who were devoted to statues made for them; they said: "O Moses, make for us a god like they have gods?" He said: "You are an ignorant people!"
14:35
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنا ً وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَنْ نَعْبُدَ الأَصْنَامَ
Wa 'Idh Qāla 'Ibrāhīmu Rabbi Aj`al Hādhā Al-Balada 'Āmināan Wa Ajnubnī Wa Banīya 'An Na`buda Al-'Aşnāma
And Abraham said: "My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and keep me and my sons away from serving statues."
21:57
وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ
Wa Tālllahi La'akīdanna 'Aşnāmakum Ba`da 'An Tuwallū Mudbirīna
"And by God, I will plan against your statues after you have gone away and given your backs."
26:71
قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ أَصْنَاما ً فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَاكِفِينَ
Qālū Na`budu 'Aşnāmāan Fanažallu Lahā `Ākifīna
They said: "We worship statues; thus we stay devoted to them."
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