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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ٱسْتُجِيبَ لَهُۥ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ Qur’an Ash-Shura (42:16)

Waallatheena yuhajjoona fee Allahi min baAAdi ma istujeeba lahu hujjatuhum dahidatun AAinda rabbihim waAAalayhim ghadabun walahum AAathabun shadeedun

And as for those who would [still] argue about God²¹ after He has been acknowledged [by them] - all their arguments are null and void in their Sustainer's sight, and upon them will fall [His] condemnation, and for them is suffering severe in store:

- Mohammad Asad

Those who dispute concerning Allah after pledging obedience to Him, their dispute is futile in the sight of their Rabb, on them is His wrath and for them there will be a terrible punishment.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

As for those who dispute about Allah after He is 'already' acknowledged 'by many', their argument is futile in the sight of their Lord. Upon them is wrath, and they will suffer a severe punishment.

- Mustafa Khattab

And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted futile is their dispute in the sight of their Lord: on them is Wrath and for them will be a Penalty Terrible. ⁴⁵⁴⁹

Surah 42. Ash-Shura, Ayah 16

And as for those who would [still] argue about God²¹ after He has been acknowledged [by them] - all their arguments are null and void in their Sustainer's sight, and upon them will fall [His] condemnation, and for them is suffering severe in store:

- Mohammad Asad

Those who dispute concerning Allah after pledging obedience to Him, their dispute is futile in the sight of their Rabb, on them is His wrath and for them there will be a terrible punishment.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

As for those who dispute about Allah after He is 'already' acknowledged 'by many', their argument is futile in the sight of their Lord. Upon them is wrath, and they will suffer a severe punishment.

- Mustafa Khattab

And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted futile is their dispute in the sight of their Lord: on them is Wrath and for them will be a Penalty Terrible. ⁴⁵⁴⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 42. Ash-Shura, Ayah 16

And as for those who would [still] argue about God21 after He has been acknowledged [by them] - all their arguments are null and void in their Sustainer's sight, and upon them will fall [His] condemnation, and for them is suffering severe in store:

- Mohammad Asad

Those who dispute concerning Allah after pledging obedience to Him, their dispute is futile in the sight of their Rabb, on them is His wrath and for them there will be a terrible punishment.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

As for those who dispute about Allah after He is 'already' acknowledged 'by many', their argument is futile in the sight of their Lord. Upon them is wrath, and they will suffer a severe punishment.

- Mustafa Khattab

And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted futile is their dispute in the sight of their Lord: on them is Wrath and for them will be a Penalty Terrible. 4549

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

And as for those who would [still] argue about God²¹ after He has been acknowledged [by them] - all their arguments are null and void in their Sustainer's sight, and upon them will fall [His] condemnation, and for them is suffering severe in store:

But those who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted futile is their dispute in the sight of their Lord: on them is Wrath and for them will be a Penalty Terrible. ⁴⁵⁴⁹