وَسَْٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةً …

Quran 43:45 is ayah 45 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 492 of the Madani Mushaf.

43:45

وَسَْٔلْمَنْأَرْسَلْنَامِنقَبْلِكَمِنرُّسُلِنَآأَجَعَلْنَامِندُونِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِءَالِهَةًيُعْبَدُونَ٤٥

wasal man arsalnā min qablika min rusulinā ajaʿalnā min dūni l-raḥmāni ālihatan yuʿ'badūna

And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?(45)

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This commentary explains ayahs 43:36–45 together.