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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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