Tafsir for verse: 29:61
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ ٦١ ﴿61﴾
61If you ask them as to who has created the heavens and the earth and has subjugated the sun and the moon, they will certainly say, “Allah”. How then are they driven aback (by their whims?)
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Commentary
The pronoun in 'I asked them' refers to the people of Mecca. So how are they turned away from the oneness of Allah and not associating partners with Him, while they acknowledge that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
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