Commentary
And when the longing of the listener intensified to know the truth of their saying, which caused this inquiry; He informed - glorified and exalted is He - of that; in His saying - confirming; indicating that it is a saying that hardly anyone would deny having said it; marveling at them regarding it; calling out to them about what He made clear of their disgrace through what they presented of their inquiry -: "Indeed, they are from their falsehood"; meaning: because they turned matters away from their proper paths, they returned to them; "they will certainly say"; meaning: a saying they are persistent upon; even if they are unable to express it in the context of debate; and He shifted from the manifestation of greatness to the name of the majesty that denotes the essence that encompasses all attributes, indicating that every attribute of His; and every description of His rejects the notion of having offspring; so He said:
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