(21:15) And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire]. (21:16) And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play. (21:17) Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so. (21:18) Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe. (21:19) To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire. (21:20) They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken. (21:21) Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]? (21:22) Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe. (21:23) He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned. (21:24) Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur`an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away. (21:25) And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me." (21:26) And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants. (21:27) They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command. (21:28) He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
