﴿ قَالُوا۟ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴾

“They exclaimed: “Burn him, and [thereby] succour your gods, if you are going to do [anything]!””

They said ‘Burn him that is burn Abraham and stand by your gods by having him burnt if you are to do anything’ in the way of standing by them. Thus they gathered lots of firewood and lit a fire throughout it. They then tied up Abraham placed him in a ballista and had him hurled into the fire. God exalted be He says