لَوۡ
كَانَ
فِيهِمَآ
ءَالِهَةٌ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهُ
لَفَسَدَتَاۚ
فَسُبۡحَٰنَ
ٱللَّهِ
رَبِّ
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ
عَمَّا
يَصِفُونَ
٢٢
Had there been other gods besides Allah in the heavens or the earth, both ˹realms˺ would have surely been corrupted. So Glorified is Allah, Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Refutation of false gods
Allah denounces those who take other gods instead of Him:
أَمِ اتَّخَذُواْ آلِهَةً مِّنَ الاٌّرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ
(Or have they taken gods from the earth who raise the dead) meaning, can they bring the dead back to life and bring them forth from the earth They cannot do any o
…Refutation of false gods
Allah denounces those who take other gods instead of Him:
أَمِ اتَّخَذُواْ آلِهَةً مِّنَ الاٌّرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ
(Or have the
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