وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُم مَّاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمْ ۙ قَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Wa izaa qeela lahum maazaaa anzala Rabbukum qaaloo asaateerul awwaleen
And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"
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The Quran & revelation
16:24Ayah 1128
12 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.
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The following was revealed regarding al-Nadr b. al-Hārith And when it is said to them ‘What is it mā is an interrogative particle; dhā is a relative particle that your Lord has revealed?’ to Muhammad (s) they say that these revelations are ‘fables lies of the ancients’ in order to lead people astray.
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