Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 18

Az-Zukhruf · Ayah 18 · View Ayah
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍۢ
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

What! a-wa contains both the hamza of denial and the conjunctive waw ‘and’ in other words ‘do they ascribe to God …’ one that is brought up amid trinkets ornaments and is incoherent in a dispute? unable to argue clearly because of an inherent inability in this respect as a result of that person belonging to the female sex.

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((Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show) in ornaments of gold and silver, (and in dispute) in speech (cannot make itself plain) whose argument is not strong, i.e. women, how could they be the daughters of Allah?

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