Or were they created by nothing, or are they ˹their own˺ creators?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? In fact, they have no firm belief ˹in Allah˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord, or are they in control ˹of everything˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have a stairway, by which they eavesdrop ˹on the heavens˺? Then let those who do so bring a compelling proof.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or does He have daughters ˹as you claim˺, while you ˹prefer to˺ have sons?1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or are you ˹O Prophet˺ asking them for a reward ˹for the message˺ so that they are overburdened by debt?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have access to ˹the Record in˺ the unseen, so they copy it ˹for all to see˺?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they intend to scheme ˹against the Prophet˺? Then it is the disbelievers who will fall victim to ˹their˺ schemes.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have a god other than Allah? Glorified is Allah far above what they associate ˹with Him˺!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If they were to see a ˹deadly˺ piece of the sky fall down ˹upon them˺, still they would say, “˹This is just˺ a pile of clouds.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So leave them until they face their Day in which they will be struck dead—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran