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Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Who provides for you from heaven and earth? Who owns ˹your˺ hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living? And who conducts every affair?” They will ˹surely˺ say, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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That is Allah—your True Lord. So what is beyond the truth except falsehood? How can you then be turned away?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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And so your Lord’s decree has been proven true against the rebellious—that they will never believe.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Can any of your associate-gods originate creation and then resurrect it?” Say, “˹Only˺ Allah originates creation and then resurrects it. How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Ask ˹them, O  Prophet˺, “Can any of your associate-gods guide to the truth?” Say, “˹Only˺ Allah guides to the truth.” Who then is more worthy to be followed: the One Who guides to the truth or those who cannot find the way unless guided? What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Most of them follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. ˹And˺ surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth. Allah is indeed All-Knowing of what they do.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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It is not ˹possible˺ for this Quran to have been produced by anyone other than Allah. In fact, it is a confirmation of what came before, and an explanation of the Scripture. It is, without a doubt, from the Lord of all worlds.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Or do they claim, “He1 made it up!”? Tell them ˹O Prophet˺, “Produce one sûrah like it then, and seek help from whoever you can—other than Allah—if what you say is true!”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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In fact, they ˹hastily˺ rejected the Book without comprehending it and before the fulfilment of its warnings. Similarly, those before them were in denial. See then what was the end of the wrongdoers!

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Some of them will ˹eventually˺ believe in it; others will not. And your Lord knows best the corruptors.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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