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Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 33: meaning and tafsir
وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ ٣٣
Were it not that all people might become a single community [of disbelievers][13], We would have given those who disbelieve in the Most Compassionate One houses of sliver roofs and staircases to ascend,
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[13] Assuming that Allah’s generosity to them was a sign of His approval.
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Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies · QuranEnc.com
33. Had it not been that humanity was on one creed of disbelief, I would have made in the houses of those who disbelieved in Allah roofs of silver and stairs upon which they could climb.
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