Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:9
ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ
And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."
Tafsir of Az-Zukhruf 43:9
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 43:9
The Idolators' admission that Allah is the Sole Creator, and Further Evidence of that Allah says:
ولين سٲلتهم
And indeed if you ask them: Allah says: `If you, O Muhammad, were to ask these idolators who associate others with Allah and worship others besides Him,'
من خلق السماوات واﻻرض ليقولن خلقهن العزيز العليم
"Who has created the heavens and the earth'' They will surely say: "The All-Mighty, the All-Knower created them.'' In other words, they will admit that the Creator of all that is Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, yet they still worship others -- idols and false gods -- alongside Him