Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest? — Az Zukhruf 43:40

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أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest?

Az Zukhruf 43:40

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest?”

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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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