The Cattle
6. Al-'Anʿām
الأنعام
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أَن
تَقُولُوا
إِنَّمَا
أُنزِلَ
الْكِتَابُ
عَلَى
طَائِفَتَيْنِ
مِن
قَبْلِنَا
وَإِن
كُنَّا
عَن
دِرَاسَتِهِمْ
لَغَافِلِينَ
ʾan taqūlū ʾinnamā ʾunzila l-kitābu ʿalā ṭāʾifatayni min qablinā wa-ʾin kunnā ʿan dirāsatihim la-ghāfilīna
Lest you should say, ‘The Book was sent down only to two communities before us, and we were indeed unaware of their studies,’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:"
