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Surah An-Nahl, verse 21: meaning and tafsir
أَمْوَٰتٌ غَيْرُ أَحْيَآءٍ ۖ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ ٢١
They are dead, not living[12]; not even knowing when they will be resurrected.
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[12] i.e., inanimate or without understanding.
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21. Despite the fact that the idol worshippers made their gods with their own hands, they are also lifeless things that have no life nor knowledge. They do not know when they will be resurrected with their worshippers on the Day of Judgement, to be thrown together with them into the fire of Hell.
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