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Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son). — Az Zukhruf 43:81 Pin
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قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌۭ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ

Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).

Az Zukhruf 43:81

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“Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).”

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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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