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

At-Tur 52:38

Word by word

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority [i.e., proof].

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أم لهم مصعد إلى السماء يستمعون فيه الوحي بأن الذي هم عليه حق؟ فليأت مَن يزعم أنه استمع ذلك بحجة بينة تصدِّق دعواه.

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