أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةًۭ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
A'ifkan aalihatan doonal laahi tureedoon
Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire?
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Oneness of Allah
37:86Ayah 1182
9 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.
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Is it a calumny a-ifkan as regards the two hamzas the same applies as mentioned before — gods other than God — that you desire? ifkan is an object denoting reason; ālihatan is the direct object of turīdūna ‘you desire’; ifk denotes the worst kind of lie. In other words do you worship any other than God?
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