Maarif-ul-Quran (En) - Al-Furqaan : 60
وَ اِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمُ اسْجُدُوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ قَالُوْا وَ مَا الرَّحْمٰنُ١ۗ اَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَاْمُرُنَا وَ زَادَهُمْ نُفُوْرًا۠۩  ۞   ۧ
And when it is said to them, 'Prostrate to the Rahman (the Most Merciful)," they say "What is Rahman? Shall we prostrate to that to which you direct us?" And it increases nothing in them except aversion.
قَالُوا وَمَا الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنُ (60) The word رَّ‌حْمَـٰنُ (Rahman, translated as All-Merciful) is an Arabic word and all Arabs knew its meaning, but they did not use it for Allah Ta’ ala. Hence they enquired who and what is Rahman (رَّ‌حْمَـٰنُ ).
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