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Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up1—a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire?1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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So turn away ˹O Prophet˺ from whoever has shunned Our Reminder,1 only seeking the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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This is the extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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