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Or who is it that will provide for you if He withholds His provision? In fact, they persist in arrogance and aversion ˹to the truth˺.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Who is ˹rightly˺ guided: the one who crawls facedown or the one who walks upright on the Straight Path?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “He is the One Who brought you into being and gave you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹Also˺ say, “He is the One Who has dispersed you ˹all˺ over the earth, and to Him you will ˹all˺ be gathered.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹Still˺ they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “That knowledge is with Allah alone, and I am only sent with a clear warning.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Then when they see the torment drawing near, the faces of the disbelievers will become gloomy, and it will be said ˹to them˺, “This is what you claimed would never come.”1 

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Consider this: whether Allah causes me and those with me to die or shows us mercy, who will save the disbelievers from a painful punishment?”1

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Say, “He is the Most Compassionate—in Him ˹alone˺ we believe, and in Him ˹alone˺ we trust. You will soon know who is clearly astray.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Say, “Consider this: if your water were to sink ˹into the earth˺, then who ˹else˺ could bring you flowing water?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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