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Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)

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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌۭ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ۖ ٱئْتُونِى بِكِتَٰبٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِ هَٰذَآ أَوْ أَثَٰرَةٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allah? 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."

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
أَرَءَيْتُمara-aytumDo you see
مَّاwhat
تَدْعُونَtadʿūnayou call
مِنminbesides
دُونِdūnibesides
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
أَرُونِىarūnīShow me
مَاذَاmādhāwhat
خَلَقُوا۟khalaqūthey have created
مِنَminaof
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
أَمْamor
لَهُمْlahumfor them
شِرْكٌۭshir'kun(is) any share
فِىin
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ۖl-samāwātithe heavens
ٱئْتُونِىi'tūnīBring me
بِكِتَـٰبٍۢbikitābina book
مِّنminfrom
قَبْلِqablibefore
هَـٰذَآhādhāthis
أَوْawor
أَثَـٰرَةٍۢathāratina trace
مِّنْminof
عِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge
إِنinif
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīnatruthful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Qur'an is a Revelation from Allah and the Universe is His True CreationAllah informs that He has revealed the Book to His servant and Messenger Muhammad -- may Allah's blessings be upon him until the Day of Judgement. Allah then describes Himself as being of unimaginable glory, possessing ultimate wisdom in His statements and actions.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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