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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Ahqaf 46:4

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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ۖ ٱئْتُونِى بِكِتَـٰبٍ مِّن قَبْلِ هَـٰذَآ أَوْ أَثَـٰرَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

قل -أيها الرسول- لهؤلاء الكفار: أرأيتم الآلهة، والأوثان التي تعبدونها من دون الله، أروني أيَّ شيء خلقوا من الأرض، أم لهم مع الله نصيب من خلق السموات؟ ائتوني بكتاب من عند الله من قبل هذا القرآن أو ببقيَّة من علم، إن كنتم صادقين فيما تزعمون.

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