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Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 4: meaning and tafsir
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ ٤
If We willed, We could send down upon them a sign from the heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in humility[3].
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[3] i.e., they would be compelled to believe, being humbled.
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4. If I had wished to send down to them a miracle from the sky I would have sent it down and their necks would remain bowed in utter humility before it. But I did not wish that, in order to test them: Do they believe in the Ghaib?
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