When it is said to them, “Prostrate to the Most Compassionate,” they ask ˹in disgust˺, “What is ‘the Most Compassionate’? Will we prostrate to whatever you order us to?” And it only drives them farther away.
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وإذا قيل للكافرين: اسجدوا للرحمن واعبدوه قالوا: ما نعرف الرحمن، أنسجد لما تأمرنا بالسجود له طاعة لأمرك؟ وزادهم دعاؤهم إلى السجود للرحمن بُعْداً عن الإيمان ونفورًا منه.
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel