Az-Zukhruf 43:17 واذا بشر احدهم بما ضرب للرحمان مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيم ١٧

43:17

وَإِذَا

بُشِّرَ

أَحَدُهُم

بِمَا

ضَرَبَ

لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ

مَثَلٗا

ظَلَّ

وَجۡهُهُۥ

مُسۡوَدّٗا

وَهُوَ

كَظِيمٌ

١٧

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

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Chapter 43, Page 490, Juz 25

16. Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons? 17. And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief. 18. So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]? 19. And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned. 20. 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 misjudging. 21. Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering? 22. Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided." 23. 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." 24. [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." 25. So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

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