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Az-Zukhruf 87

Ayah 87 of 89 · Meccan

وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَهُمۡ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٨٧

And if you asked them1 who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those who associate others with Allāh.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَئِنAnd ifwala-in
  2. سَأَلۡتَهُمyou ask themsa-altahum
  3. مَّنۡwhoman
  4. خَلَقَهُمۡcreated themkhalaqahum
  5. لَيَقُولُنَّthey will certainly saylayaqūlunna
  6. ٱللَّهُۖAllahl-lahu
  7. فَأَنَّىٰThen howfa-annā
  8. يُؤۡفَكُونَare they deludedyu'fakūna

Tafsir

And if you ask them, “Who created you?” they would definitely say, “Allah created us”, so how can they then turn away from His worship after this acknowledgement?

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran