بَلۡ
قَالُواْ
مِثۡلَ
مَا
قَالَ
ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
٨١

But they ˹just˺ say what their predecessors said.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:82

قَالُوٓاْ

أَءِذَا

مِتۡنَا

وَكُنَّا

تُرَابٗا

وَعِظَٰمًا

أَءِنَّا

لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ

٨٢

They said, “Once we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:83

لَقَدۡ

وُعِدۡنَا

نَحۡنُ

وَءَابَآؤُنَا

هَٰذَا

مِن

قَبۡلُ

إِنۡ

هَٰذَآ

إِلَّآ

أَسَٰطِيرُ

ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

٨٣

We have already been promised this, as well as our forefathers earlier. This is nothing but ancient fables!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:84

قُل

لِّمَنِ

ٱلۡأَرۡضُ

وَمَن

فِيهَآ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٨٤

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “To whom belong the earth and all those on it, if you ˹really˺ know?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:85

سَيَقُولُونَ

لِلَّهِۚ

قُلۡ

أَفَلَا

تَذَكَّرُونَ

٨٥

They will reply, “To Allah!” Say, “Why are you not then mindful?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:86

قُلۡ

مَن

رَّبُّ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

ٱلسَّبۡعِ

وَرَبُّ

ٱلۡعَرۡشِ

ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

٨٦

˹And˺ ask ˹them˺, “Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:87

سَيَقُولُونَ

لِلَّهِۚ

قُلۡ

أَفَلَا

تَتَّقُونَ

٨٧

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:88

قُلۡ

مَنۢ

بِيَدِهِۦ

مَلَكُوتُ

كُلِّ

شَيۡءٖ

وَهُوَ

يُجِيرُ

وَلَا

يُجَارُ

عَلَيۡهِ

إِن

كُنتُمۡ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

٨٨

Ask ˹them also,˺ “In Whose Hands is the authority over all things, protecting ˹all˺ while none can protect against Him, if you ˹really˺ know?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:89

سَيَقُولُونَ

لِلَّهِۚ

قُلۡ

فَأَنَّىٰ

تُسۡحَرُونَ

٨٩

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “How are you then so deluded?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:90

بَلۡ

أَتَيۡنَٰهُم

بِٱلۡحَقِّ

وَإِنَّهُمۡ

لَكَٰذِبُونَ

٩٠

In fact, We have brought them the truth, and they are certainly liars.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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بَلۡ
قَالُواْ
مِثۡلَ
مَا
قَالَ
ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
٨١