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Surah Saba — 34:49

قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

Qul jaaa'al haqqu wa maa yubdi'ul baatilu wa maa yu'eed

کہہ دو کہ حق آچکا اور (معبود) باطل نہ تو پہلی بار پیدا کرسکتا ہے اور نہ دوبارہ پیدا کرے گا

Say: the truth has come, and falsehood can neither originate anything nor bring it back.

Reflection

Originating and then restoring is the pair used at 10:34 as the test the false gods are challenged to meet, and at 10:4 and 30:11 as a plain description of God's own work. Put in the negative over falsehood, it says there is no first act and nothing to bring back, which is the answer 10:34 was waiting for. The line is given as speech to be spoken aloud, and the arrival it announces is already complete.

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