Surat Az-Zukhruf [43:16-28] - The Noble Qur'an

43:16

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Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

43:17

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And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

43:18

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So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah ]?

43:19

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And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

43:20

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And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.

43:21

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Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

43:22

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Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

43:23

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And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

43:24

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[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."

43:25

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