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When he said to his father, āzar, 'O my father! (the [final] tā' here [of abati] has replaced the [possessive] yā' of [genitive] annexation [sc. of yā abī]; the two, however, are never used together) - he [Abraham's father] used to worship idols. Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, and is of no avail to you, suffices you [not], in any way? whether in [terms of] benefit or harm.