Quote:
{53:19} So have you considered al-Lat and al-`Uzza?
A transliteration must be followed by an explanation for the benefit of the unfamiliar reader! I suggest,
{53:19} So, have you seen "al-laat" and "al-uzza" (two idols)?Quote:
{53:20} And Manat, the third - the other one?
I suggest,
{53:20} And "manaat", the other third one (idol)?Quote:
{53:23} They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which God has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.
I suggest,
{53:23} They are but names you have named - you and your forefathers - for which God has sent down no authority. They follow but conjecture and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.