فَلَا تَضْرِبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Falaa tadriboo lillaahil amsaal; innal laaha ya'lamu wa antum laa ta'lamoon
So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.
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Oneness of Allah
16:74Ayah 1128
17 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.
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So do not strike any similitude for God do not ascribe to God likenesses and then associate them with Him in power. Truly God knows that there is nothing like Him and you do not know this.
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