Surah Al-Qamar Ayah 42

كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 54:42 says: “They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 54:42 is in Surah Al-Qamar, chapter 54 of the Quran.

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