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37:125 - As-Saffat

Verse 125

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ ١٢٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—
20:88 - Taha

Verse 88

فَأَخۡرَجَ لَهُمۡ عِجۡلٗا جَسَدٗا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٞ فَقَالُواْ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِيَ ٨٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then he moulded for them an idol of a calf that made a lowing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but Moses forgot ˹where it was˺!”
53:28 - An-Najm

Verse 28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـٔٗا ٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth.
53:27 - An-Najm

Verse 27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female,
53:26 - An-Najm

Verse 26

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ ٢٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.
53:25 - An-Najm

Verse 25

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٢٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
In fact, to Allah ˹alone˺ belongs this world and the next.
53:24 - An-Najm

Verse 24

أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ٢٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or should every person ˹simply˺ have whatever ˹intercessors˺ they desire?1
71:23 - Nuh

Verse 23

وَقَالُواْ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدّٗا وَلَا سُوَاعٗا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرٗا ٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’1
53:23 - An-Najm

Verse 23

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
These ˹idols˺ are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up1—a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions and whatever ˹their˺ souls desire, although ˹true˺ guidance has already come to them from their Lord.
53:22 - An-Najm

Verse 22

تِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ ٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!
53:21 - An-Najm

Verse 21

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?1
53:20 - An-Najm

Verse 20

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ ٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and the third one, Manât, as well?
53:19 - An-Najm

Verse 19

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ ١٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza,