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20. Waqaloo law shaa a
l
rrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin
in hum illa yakhrusoon
a
20. ("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of ((Allah)) Most Gracious, we should not
have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but
lie!
21. Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoon
a
21. What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast?
22. Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihim
muhtadoon
a
22. Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide
ourselves by their footsteps."
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