Qur'an 81:8 At-Takwir
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Saheeh International
What it says
In the middle of a list about suns and seas, one child. Arabs of that time buried unwanted infant daughters in the sand. The verse does not turn to the fathers. It turns to her, and she is the one given a voice in the proceedings.
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وَإِذَا wa-idhā and when · ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ al-mawʾūdatu the girl buried alive · سُئِلَتْ suʾilat is questioned
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