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وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ ٱلْبَنَـٰتِ سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۙ وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَ ٥٧

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And they attribute to Allah daughters - exalted is He - and for them is what they desire.

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلّهِ الْبَنَاتِ سُبْحَانَهُAnd they assign daughters unto Allah! Glorified (and Exalted) is He.meaning, above their claims and fabrications.أَلَا إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَوَلَدَ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـذِبُونَأَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِينَمَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَBut no! It is from their falsehood that they say:"Allah has begotten." They are certainly liars! Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons! What is the matter with you! How do you decide! (37:151-154)وَلَهُم مَّا يَشْتَهُونَAnd for themselves, what they desire;meaning they choose the males for themselves, rejecting the daughters that they assign to Allah. Exalted be Allah far above what they say!The Idolators' Abhorrence for Daughters Allah tells

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