He said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
Maryam 19:42
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إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْكَ شَيْئًا
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He said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
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When He said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
When He said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship what can neither hear, nor see, nor benefit you in any way?
[Mention] when he said to his father, "O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?
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When he said to his father, “O my dear father, why do you worship something that neither hears nor sees nor benefits you in any way?
Behold, he said to his father: "O my father! why worship that which heareth not and seeth not, and can profit thee nothing?
When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee?
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When he said to his father, ‘Father! Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, and is of no avail to you in any way?
Ith qala liabeehi ya abati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiru wala yughnee AAanka shayan