The silversmith Demetrius had incited a riot. He and fellow craftsmen made silver shrines of the goddess Artemis, and their profitable business was threatened because Paul’s preaching work caused many of the city’s residents to forsake idol worship.
وَلكِنْ بِسَبَبِ كِرَازَةِ بُولُسَ ،‏ أَصْبَحَتْ تِجَارَتُهُمُ ٱلْمُرْبِحَةُ فِي خَطَرٍ إِذْ كَانَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْ سُكَّانِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَتْرُكُونَ عِبَادَةَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ .‏