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والله يقضي بالحق والذين يدعون من دونه لا يقضون بشيء ان الله هو السميع البصير ٢٠
وَٱللَّهُ يَقْضِى بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَىْءٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ٢٠
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And Allah judges with the truth, while those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Him cannot judge at all. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
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Readings
يَدۡعُونَ
yadʿūna
“whatever they invoke”
This reading refers to the polytheists in the third person.
تَدۡعُونَ
tadʿūna
“whatever you (pl.) invoke”
In this reading, it is implied that the Prophet ﷺ should address these words to the polytheists.

Explanation

These readings convey the same meaning in slightly different ways [al-Mahdawi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran