Do they not see that We singlehandedly1 created for them, among other things, cattle which are under their control?
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And We have subjected these ˹animals˺ to them, so they may ride some and eat others.
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And they derive from them other benefits and drinks. Will they not then give thanks?
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Still they have taken other gods besides Allah, hoping to be helped ˹by them˺.
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They cannot help the pagans, even though they serve the idols as dedicated guards.1
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So do not let their words grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. Indeed, We ˹fully˺ know what they conceal and what they reveal.
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Do people not see that We have created them from a sperm-drop, then—behold!—they openly challenge ˹Us˺?
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And they argue with Us—forgetting they were created—saying, “Who will give life to decayed bones?”
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Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “They will be revived by the One Who produced them the first time, for He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of every created being.
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˹He is the One˺ Who gives you fire from green trees, and—behold!—you kindle ˹fire˺ from them.1
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Can the One Who created the heavens and the earth not ˹easily˺ resurrect these ˹deniers˺?” Yes ˹He can˺! For He is the Master Creator, All-Knowing.
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All it takes, when He wills something ˹to be˺, is simply to say to it: “Be!” And it is!
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So glory be to the One in Whose Hands is the authority over all things, and to Whom ˹alone˺ you will ˹all˺ be returned.
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