42إِذ قالَ لِأَبيهِ يا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعبُدُ ما لا يَسمَعُ وَلا يُبصِرُ وَلا يُغني عَنكَ شَيئًاT. B. Irvingwhen he told his father: "My father, why do you worship something that neither hears nor perceives [anything], and does not benefit you in any way?