Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - Surah Al-Isra, ayah 40

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Translation of Surah Al-Isra, ayah 40 (17:40)

أَفَأَصۡفَىٰكُمۡ رَبُّكُم بِٱلۡبَنِينَ وَٱتَّخَذَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنَٰثًاۚ إِنَّكُمۡ لَتَقُولُونَ قَوۡلًا عَظِيمٗا ٤٠

Has your Lord favoured you ˹pagans˺ with sons and taken angels as ˹His˺ daughters?¹ You are truly making an outrageous claim.

Foot notes

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Some pagans had the belief that the angels are the daughters of Allah.