Ar-Rum 30:35
The Romans · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 408
Did We Send Authority?
أَمۡ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنࣰا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يُشۡرِكُونَ ٣٥
Or have We revealed unto them any warrant which speaketh of that which they associate with Him.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Or have We sent down to them an authority which speaks of what they associate with Him?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, no such book or proof was sent down; they merely follow their desires.
Reflect
Base your belief on evidence.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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