He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures? — Al A'raaf 7:140 Pin
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قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًۭا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures?

Al A'raaf 7:140

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“He said: Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all) creatures?”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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