Or do they say, “˹He is˺ a poet, for whom we ˹eagerly˺ await an ill-fate!”?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, “Keep waiting! I too am waiting with you.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do their ˹intelligent˺ minds prompt them to this ˹paradox˺?1 Or are they ˹just˺ a transgressing people?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they say, “He made this ˹Quran˺ up!”? In fact, they have no faith.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Let them then produce something like it, if what they say is true!1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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