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Surah al-Anbiya' (The Prophets ) 21 : 99

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

Translations

 
 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, they will all abide in it for ever.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(21:99:1)
(21:99:2)
kāna
were
(21:99:3)
(21:99:4)
ālihatan
gods
(21:99:5)
(21:99:6)
waradūhā
they (would) have come to it
(21:99:7)
wakullun
And all
(21:99:8)
(21:99:9)
khālidūna
will abide forever

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Explanatory Note

The proof is seen in that very scene: “If those [objects of your worship] had truly been divine, they would not have been destined for it.” This is logical proof taken from a scene showing them, while they are still in this life, something that takes place in the hereafter. The sūrah then goes on to show them actually in hell, describing their abode and conditions in it. They are in a state that deprives them of their receptive faculties.

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According to  Ibn Attiyah and Qurtubi there is consensus on this Surah being a Makki Surah -

"Both the subject matter and the style of the Surah indicate that it was sent down in the third stage of the life of the Prophet at Makkah" [Ref: Mawdudi]

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