Quran 35:40
Surah Fatir Ayah 40
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 35:40 says: “Say, "Have you considered<sup foot_note=197150>1</sup> your 'partners' whom you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created from the earth, or have they partnership [with Him] in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are [standing] on evidence therefrom? [No], rather, the wrongdoers do not promise each other except delusion."<sup foot_note=197149>2</sup>”
Translation source: Saheeh International
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ شُرَكَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَتٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ بَلْ إِن يَعِدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا إِلَّا غُرُورًا
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What does Quran 35:40 say in English?
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 35:40 says: “Say, "Have you considered<sup foot_note=197150>1</sup> your 'partners' whom you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created from the earth, or have they partnership [with Him] in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are [standing] on evidence therefrom? [No], rather, the wrongdoers do not promise each other except delusion."<sup foot_note=197149>2</sup>”
Which surah is Quran 35:40 in?
Quran 35:40 is in Surah Fatir, chapter 35 of the Quran.
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