Tafsir for verses: 68:40, 68:41
سَلۡهُمۡ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ٤٠ ﴿40﴾ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شُرَكَآءُ فَلۡيَأۡتُواْ بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ إِن كَانُواْ صَٰدِقِينَ ٤١ ﴿41﴾
40Ask them which of them stands surety for that. 41Or do they have associate-gods (who have guaranteed safety for them)? Then, let them bring their associate-gods, if they are true.
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Commentary
Which of them is a leader in that judgment, meaning one who upholds it and argues for its validity, just as a leader speaks on behalf of the people and takes care of their affairs? Or do they have partners, meaning people who share this saying with them and agree with them in it and follow their way in it? So let them bring them if they are truthful in their claim. This means that no one accepts this from them or assists them in it, just as they have no book that speaks for them, nor a covenant with Allah regarding it, nor a leader who upholds it.
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