Tafsir of Ghafir 40:84

Surah Ghafir 40:84

ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ

And when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."

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84: So when they saw Our might…

(So when they saw Our might), meaning the severity of Our punishment, and from this is the saying of the Exalted: "with a severe punishment."

(They said, "We believe in Allah alone, and we have disbelieved in what we used to associate [with Him]")

(They mean the idols or all of their false deities.)