Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been other gods besides Him—as they claim—then they would have certainly sought a way to ˹challenge˺ the Lord of the Throne.”
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Juncture:
كما ىقولون
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Abū Jaʿfar
Ibn ʿĀmir
Nāfiʿ
Ḥamzah
Ibn Kathīr
Khalaf
Abū ʿAmr
al-Kisāʾī
Yaʿqūb
ʿĀṣim
Readings:
كَمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ
yaqūlūna
“as they claim”
This verb is in the third person, matching the ayah preceding it immediately.
كَمَا تَقُوْلُوْنَ
taqūlūna
“as you (pl.) claim”
This verb is in the second person, which more closely matches the address with "Say".
Explanation:
These readings amount to the same meaning [al-Mahdawi].
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
Explanation:
These readings amount to the same meaning [al-Mahdawi].