The Mutual Disillusion
64. At-Taghābun
التغابن
al-Taghābun (Dispossession)
ٱلتَّغَابُن
64:6
ذَلِكَ
بِأَنَّهُ
كَانَت
تَّأْتِيهِمْ
رُسُلُهُم
بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
فَقَالُوا
أَبَشَرٌ
يَهْدُونَنَا
فَكَفَرُوا
وَتَوَلَّوا
وَّاسْتَغْنَى
اللَّهُ
وَاللَّهُ
غَنِيٌّ
حَمِيدٌ
dhālika bi-ʾannahū kānat taʾtīhim rusuluhum bi-l-bayyināti fa-qālū ʾa-basharun yahdūnanā fa-kafarū wa-tawallaw wa-staghnā llāhu wa-llāhu ghaniyyun ḥamīdun
This was because their messengers came to them with clear proof (to support their prophethood) and they said, "Can mere mortals provide us with guidance?" They rejected the Messengers and turned away. God does not need the worship of anyone. He is Self-sufficient and Praiseworthy.
