Abraham said to his father and his people, "What are these images to which you are so devoted?" They replied, "We found our fathers worshiping them." He said, "You and your fathers have clearly gone astray." They asked, "Have you brought us the truth or are you just playing about?" He said, "Listen! Your true Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He who created them, and I am a witness to this. By God I shall certainly outwit your idols as soon as you have turned your backs!" He broke them all into pieces, but left the biggest one of them to return to. They said, "Who has done this to our gods? How wicked he must be!" Some said, "We heard a youth called Abraham talking about them." They said, "Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness his trial." They asked, "Was it you, Abraham, who did this to our gods?" He said, "No, it was done by the biggest of them--this one. Ask them, if they can talk." They turned to one another, saying, "It is you who are in the wrong," but then they lapsed again and said, "You know very well these gods cannot speak." Abraham said, "How can you worship what can neither benefit nor harm you, instead of God? Shame on you and on the things your worship instead of God. Have you no sense?"
