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Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 21

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وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ لِى فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ ﴿21﴾
"But if you believe me not, then keep away from me and leave me alone."
وَإِن wa-in And if
لَّمْ lam not
تُؤْمِنُوا۟ tu'minū you believe
لِى me
فَٱعْتَزِلُونِ fa-iʿ'tazilūni then leave me alone

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(Ayah 21) {وَ اِنْ لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوْا لِيْ فَاعْتَزِلُوْنِ:} That is, if you do not believe in me, then leave me to my own state, do not harm me, and do not prevent the Children of Israel from going with me.

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21. 1 That is, if you do not believe in me, then do not, but do not try to inflict the torment of killing upon me.

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21. And if you do not believe in what I say, then keep away from me [16].

[16] That is, if you do not accept my message, then leave me to my own state and do not harm me. Otherwise, you will never be able to escape Allah’s grasp. And its second meaning is that if you do not believe in me, then do not, but do not obstruct my way and let the Children of Israel go with me.