وَٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
ءَالِهَةٗ
لَّا
يَخۡلُقُونَ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَهُمۡ
يُخۡلَقُونَ
وَلَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ
ضَرّٗا
وَلَا
نَفۡعٗا
وَلَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
مَوۡتٗا
وَلَا
حَيَوٰةٗ
وَلَا
نُشُورٗا
٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Yet they have taken besides Him gods who cannot create anything but are themselves created. Nor can they protect or benefit themselves. Nor can they control life, death, or resurrection.
قُلۡ
أَرَءَيۡتُم
مَّا
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَرُونِي
مَاذَا
خَلَقُواْ
مِنَ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
شِرۡكٞ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖ
ٱئۡتُونِي
بِكِتَٰبٖ
مِّن
قَبۡلِ
هَٰذَآ
أَوۡ
أَثَٰرَةٖ
مِّنۡ
عِلۡمٍ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
صَٰدِقِينَ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Have you considered whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Bring me a scripture ˹revealed˺ before this ˹Quran˺ or a shred of knowledge, if what you say is true.”
وَمَنۡ
أَضَلُّ
مِمَّن
يَدۡعُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَن
لَّا
يَسۡتَجِيبُ
لَهُۥٓ
إِلَىٰ
يَوۡمِ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
وَهُمۡ
عَن
دُعَآئِهِمۡ
غَٰفِلُونَ
٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And who could be more astray than those who call upon others besides Allah—˹others˺ that cannot respond to them until the Day of Judgment, and are ˹even˺ unaware of their calls?
وَإِذَا
حُشِرَ
ٱلنَّاسُ
كَانُواْ
لَهُمۡ
أَعۡدَآءٗ
وَكَانُواْ
بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ
كَٰفِرِينَ
٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when ˹such˺ people will be gathered together, those ˹gods˺ will be their enemies and will disown their worship.
خَلَقَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
بِغَيۡرِ
عَمَدٖ
تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ
وَأَلۡقَىٰ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
رَوَٰسِيَ
أَن
تَمِيدَ
بِكُمۡ
وَبَثَّ
فِيهَا
مِن
كُلِّ
دَآبَّةٖۚ
وَأَنزَلۡنَا
مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءٗ
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا
فِيهَا
مِن
كُلِّ
زَوۡجٖ
كَرِيمٍ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He created the heavens without pillars—as you can see—and placed firm mountains upon the earth so it does not shake with you, and scattered throughout it all types of creatures. And We send down rain from the sky, causing every type of fine plant to grow on earth.
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَعۡبُدُ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
حَرۡفٖۖ
فَإِنۡ
أَصَابَهُۥ
خَيۡرٌ
ٱطۡمَأَنَّ
بِهِۦۖ
وَإِنۡ
أَصَابَتۡهُ
فِتۡنَةٌ
ٱنقَلَبَ
عَلَىٰ
وَجۡهِهِۦ
خَسِرَ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And there are some who worship Allah on the verge ˹of faith˺: if they are blessed with something good, they are content with it; but if they are afflicted with a trial, they relapse ˹into disbelief˺,
1 losing this world and the Hereafter. That is ˹truly˺ the clearest loss.
هَٰذَا
خَلۡقُ
ٱللَّهِ
فَأَرُونِي
مَاذَا
خَلَقَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦۚ
بَلِ
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
فِي
ضَلَٰلٖ
مُّبِينٖ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
This is Allah’s creation. Now show Me what those ˹gods˺ other than Him have created. In fact, the wrongdoers are clearly astray.
يَدۡعُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَضُرُّهُۥ
وَمَا
لَا
يَنفَعُهُۥۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلضَّلَٰلُ
ٱلۡبَعِيدُ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They call besides Allah what can neither harm nor benefit them. That is ˹truly˺ the farthest one can stray.
وَيَوۡمَ
تَقُومُ
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
يُبۡلِسُ
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
On the Day the Hour will arrive, the wicked will be dumbstruck.
يَدۡعُواْ
لَمَن
ضَرُّهُۥٓ
أَقۡرَبُ
مِن
نَّفۡعِهِۦۚ
لَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ
وَلَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡعَشِيرُ
١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They invoke those whose worship leads to harm, not benefit. What an evil patron and what an evil associate!
وَلَمۡ
يَكُن
لَّهُم
مِّن
شُرَكَآئِهِمۡ
شُفَعَٰٓؤُاْ
وَكَانُواْ
بِشُرَكَآئِهِمۡ
كَٰفِرِينَ
١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There will be no intercessors for them from among their associate-gods, and they will ˹totally˺ deny their associate-gods.
يُولِجُ
ٱلَّيۡلَ
فِي
ٱلنَّهَارِ
وَيُولِجُ
ٱلنَّهَارَ
فِي
ٱلَّيۡلِ
وَسَخَّرَ
ٱلشَّمۡسَ
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
كُلّٞ
يَجۡرِي
لِأَجَلٖ
مُّسَمّٗىۚ
ذَٰلِكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
رَبُّكُمۡ
لَهُ
ٱلۡمُلۡكُۚ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
مَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
مِن
قِطۡمِيرٍ
١٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He merges the night into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. That is Allah—your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. But those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Him do not possess even the skin of a date stone.
لَهُۥ
دَعۡوَةُ
ٱلۡحَقِّۚ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
لَا
يَسۡتَجِيبُونَ
لَهُم
بِشَيۡءٍ
إِلَّا
كَبَٰسِطِ
كَفَّيۡهِ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَآءِ
لِيَبۡلُغَ
فَاهُ
وَمَا
هُوَ
بِبَٰلِغِهِۦۚ
وَمَا
دُعَآءُ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
إِلَّا
فِي
ضَلَٰلٖ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Calling upon Him ˹alone˺ is the truth. But those ˹idols˺ the pagans invoke besides Him ˹can˺ never respond to them in any way. ˹It is˺ just like someone who stretches out their hands to water, ˹asking it˺ to reach their mouths, but it can never do so. The calls of the disbelievers are only in vain.
إِن
تَدۡعُوهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡمَعُواْ
دُعَآءَكُمۡ
وَلَوۡ
سَمِعُواْ
مَا
ٱسۡتَجَابُواْ
لَكُمۡۖ
وَيَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
يَكۡفُرُونَ
بِشِرۡكِكُمۡۚ
وَلَا
يُنَبِّئُكَ
مِثۡلُ
خَبِيرٖ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you call upon them, they cannot hear your calls. And if they were to hear, they could not respond to you. On the Day of Judgment they will disown your worship ˹of them˺. And no one can inform you ˹O Prophet˺ like the All-Knowledgeable.
قُلۡ
مَن
رَّبُّ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُۚ
قُلۡ
أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم
مِّن
دُونِهِۦٓ
أَوۡلِيَآءَ
لَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ
نَفۡعٗا
وَلَا
ضَرّٗاۚ
قُلۡ
هَلۡ
يَسۡتَوِي
ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
وَٱلۡبَصِيرُ
أَمۡ
هَلۡ
تَسۡتَوِي
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ
وَٱلنُّورُۗ
أَمۡ
جَعَلُواْ
لِلَّهِ
شُرَكَآءَ
خَلَقُواْ
كَخَلۡقِهِۦ
فَتَشَٰبَهَ
ٱلۡخَلۡقُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
خَٰلِقُ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
وَهُوَ
ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ
ٱلۡقَهَّٰرُ
١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?” Say, “Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?”
1 Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme.”
29:17 - Al-'Ankabut
Verse 17
إِنَّمَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَوۡثَٰنٗا
وَتَخۡلُقُونَ
إِفۡكًاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
لَكُمۡ
رِزۡقٗا
فَٱبۡتَغُواْ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلرِّزۡقَ
وَٱعۡبُدُوهُ
وَٱشۡكُرُواْ
لَهُۥٓۖ
إِلَيۡهِ
تُرۡجَعُونَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You worship besides Allah nothing but idols, simply creating lies ˹about them˺. Those you worship besides Allah certainly cannot give you any provision. So seek provision from Allah ˹alone˺, worship Him, and be grateful to Him. To Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.
أَفَمَن
يَخۡلُقُ
كَمَن
لَّا
يَخۡلُقُۚ
أَفَلَا
تَذَكَّرُونَ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Can the One Who creates be equal to those who do not? Will you not then be mindful?
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَضُرُّهُمۡ
وَلَا
يَنفَعُهُمۡ
وَيَقُولُونَ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِۚ
قُلۡ
أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ
ٱللَّهَ
بِمَا
لَا
يَعۡلَمُ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَلَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ
وَتَعَٰلَىٰ
عَمَّا
يُشۡرِكُونَ
١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They worship besides Allah others who can neither harm nor benefit them, and say, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Are you informing Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or the earth? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!”
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ
ٱللَّٰتَ
وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ
١٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza,
وَٱللَّهُ
يَقۡضِي
بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
لَا
يَقۡضُونَ
بِشَيۡءٍۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
ٱلۡبَصِيرُ
٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Allah judges with the truth, while those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Him cannot judge at all. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
وَمَنَوٰةَ
ٱلثَّالِثَةَ
ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ
٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and the third one, Manât, as well?
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَا
يَخۡلُقُونَ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَهُمۡ
يُخۡلَقُونَ
٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything—they themselves are created.
42:21 - Ash-Shuraa
Verse 21
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
شُرَكَٰٓؤُاْ
شَرَعُواْ
لَهُم
مِّنَ
ٱلدِّينِ
مَا
لَمۡ
يَأۡذَنۢ
بِهِ
ٱللَّهُۚ
وَلَوۡلَا
كَلِمَةُ
ٱلۡفَصۡلِ
لَقُضِيَ
بَيۡنَهُمۡۗ
وَإِنَّ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
لَهُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have associate-gods who have ordained for them some ˹polytheistic˺ beliefs, which Allah has not authorized? Had it not been for ˹prior˺ decree on Judgment, the matter would have certainly been settled between them ˹at once˺. And surely the wrongdoers will suffer a painful punishment.
أَلَكُمُ
ٱلذَّكَرُ
وَلَهُ
ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you ˹prefer to˺ have sons while ˹you attribute˺ to Him daughters?
1
أَمۡوَٰتٌ
غَيۡرُ
أَحۡيَآءٖۖ
وَمَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ
أَيَّانَ
يُبۡعَثُونَ
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They are dead, not alive—not even knowing when their followers will be resurrected.
قُلِ
ٱدۡعُواْ
ٱلَّذِينَ
زَعَمۡتُم
مِّن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
مِثۡقَالَ
ذَرَّةٖ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَلَا
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَمَا
لَهُمۡ
فِيهِمَا
مِن
شِرۡكٖ
وَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِنۡهُم
مِّن
ظَهِيرٖ
٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Allah. They do not possess ˹even˺ an atom’s weight either in the heavens or the earth, nor do they have any share in ˹governing˺ them. Nor is any of them a helper to Him.”
تِلۡكَ
إِذٗا
قِسۡمَةٞ
ضِيزَىٰٓ
٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then this is ˹truly˺ a biased distribution!
ءَأَتَّخِذُ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
ءَالِهَةً
إِن
يُرِدۡنِ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
بِضُرّٖ
لَّا
تُغۡنِ
عَنِّي
شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يُنقِذُونِ
٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
How could I take besides Him other gods whose intercession would not be of any benefit to me, nor could they save me if the Most Compassionate intended to harm me?
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 up
1—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.
46:28 - Al-Ahqaf
Verse 28
فَلَوۡلَا
نَصَرَهُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
قُرۡبَانًا
ءَالِهَةَۢۖ
بَلۡ
ضَلُّواْ
عَنۡهُمۡۚ
وَذَٰلِكَ
إِفۡكُهُمۡ
وَمَا
كَانُواْ
يَفۡتَرُونَ
٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Why then were they not helped by those ˹idols˺ they took as gods besides Allah, hoping to get closer ˹to Him˺? Instead, they failed them. That is ˹the result of˺ their lies and their fabrications.
ضَرَبَ
لَكُم
مَّثَلٗا
مِّنۡ
أَنفُسِكُمۡۖ
هَل
لَّكُم
مِّن
مَّا
مَلَكَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُكُم
مِّن
شُرَكَآءَ
فِي
مَا
رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡ
فَأَنتُمۡ
فِيهِ
سَوَآءٞ
تَخَافُونَهُمۡ
كَخِيفَتِكُمۡ
أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
نُفَصِّلُ
ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
لِقَوۡمٖ
يَعۡقِلُونَ
٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He sets forth for you an example ˹drawn˺ from your own lives: would you allow some of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession to be your equal partners in whatever ˹wealth˺ We have provided you, keeping them in mind as you are mindful of your peers?
1 This is how We make the signs clear for people who understand.
أَلَمۡ
تَرَ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُولِجُ
ٱلَّيۡلَ
فِي
ٱلنَّهَارِ
وَيُولِجُ
ٱلنَّهَارَ
فِي
ٱلَّيۡلِ
وَسَخَّرَ
ٱلشَّمۡسَ
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
كُلّٞ
يَجۡرِيٓ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَجَلٖ
مُّسَمّٗى
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
بِمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
خَبِيرٞ
٢٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?
ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَأَنَّ
مَا
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِ
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡعَلِيُّ
ٱلۡكَبِيرُ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is because Allah ˹alone˺ is the Truth and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and ˹because˺ Allah ˹alone˺ is the Most High, All-Great.
أَفَمَنۡ
هُوَ
قَآئِمٌ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
نَفۡسِۭ
بِمَا
كَسَبَتۡۗ
وَجَعَلُواْ
لِلَّهِ
شُرَكَآءَ
قُلۡ
سَمُّوهُمۡۚ
أَمۡ
تُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ
بِمَا
لَا
يَعۡلَمُ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
أَم
بِظَٰهِرٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡلِۗ
بَلۡ
زُيِّنَ
لِلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
مَكۡرُهُمۡ
وَصُدُّواْ
عَنِ
ٱلسَّبِيلِۗ
وَمَن
يُضۡلِلِ
ٱللَّهُ
فَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِنۡ
هَادٖ
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Is ˹there any equal to˺ the Vigilant One Who knows what every soul commits? Yet the pagans have associated others with Allah ˹in worship˺. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Name them! Or do you ˹mean to˺ inform Him of something He does not know on the earth? Or are these ˹gods˺ just empty words?” In fact, the disbelievers’ falsehood has been made so appealing to them that they have been turned away from the Path. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.
قُلۡ
هَلۡ
مِن
شُرَكَآئِكُم
مَّن
يَبۡدَؤُاْ
ٱلۡخَلۡقَ
ثُمَّ
يُعِيدُهُۥۚ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَبۡدَؤُاْ
ٱلۡخَلۡقَ
ثُمَّ
يُعِيدُهُۥۖ
فَأَنَّىٰ
تُؤۡفَكُونَ
٣٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Can any of your associate-gods originate creation and then resurrect it?” Say, “˹Only˺ Allah originates creation and then resurrects it. How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?”
وَإِذۡ
قَالَ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
رَبِّ
ٱجۡعَلۡ
هَٰذَا
ٱلۡبَلَدَ
ءَامِنٗا
وَٱجۡنُبۡنِي
وَبَنِيَّ
أَن
نَّعۡبُدَ
ٱلۡأَصۡنَامَ
٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when Abraham prayed, “My Lord! Make this city ˹of Mecca˺ secure, and keep me and my children away from the worship of idols.
قُلۡ
هَلۡ
مِن
شُرَكَآئِكُم
مَّن
يَهۡدِيٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡحَقِّۚ
قُلِ
ٱللَّهُ
يَهۡدِي
لِلۡحَقِّۗ
أَفَمَن
يَهۡدِيٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡحَقِّ
أَحَقُّ
أَن
يُتَّبَعَ
أَمَّن
لَّا
يَهِدِّيٓ
إِلَّآ
أَن
يُهۡدَىٰۖ
فَمَا
لَكُمۡ
كَيۡفَ
تَحۡكُمُونَ
٣٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Can any of your associate-gods guide to the truth?” Say, “˹Only˺ Allah guides to the truth.” Who then is more worthy to be followed: the One Who guides to the truth or those who cannot find the way unless guided? What is the matter with you? How do you judge?
رَبِّ
إِنَّهُنَّ
أَضۡلَلۡنَ
كَثِيرٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلنَّاسِۖ
فَمَن
تَبِعَنِي
فَإِنَّهُۥ
مِنِّيۖ
وَمَنۡ
عَصَانِي
فَإِنَّكَ
غَفُورٞ
رَّحِيمٞ
٣٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
My Lord! They have caused many people to go astray. So whoever follows me is with me, and whoever disobeys me—then surely You are ˹still˺ All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وَمَا
يَتَّبِعُ
أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ
إِلَّا
ظَنًّاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلظَّنَّ
لَا
يُغۡنِي
مِنَ
ٱلۡحَقِّ
شَيۡـًٔاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِمَا
يَفۡعَلُونَ
٣٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Most of them follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. ˹And˺ surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth. Allah is indeed All-Knowing of what they do.
39:38 - Az-Zumar
Verse 38
وَلَئِن
سَأَلۡتَهُم
مَّنۡ
خَلَقَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
لَيَقُولُنَّ
ٱللَّهُۚ
قُلۡ
أَفَرَءَيۡتُم
مَّا
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
إِنۡ
أَرَادَنِيَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِضُرٍّ
هَلۡ
هُنَّ
كَٰشِفَٰتُ
ضُرِّهِۦٓ
أَوۡ
أَرَادَنِي
بِرَحۡمَةٍ
هَلۡ
هُنَّ
مُمۡسِكَٰتُ
رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ
قُلۡ
حَسۡبِيَ
ٱللَّهُۖ
عَلَيۡهِ
يَتَوَكَّلُ
ٱلۡمُتَوَكِّلُونَ
٣٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Consider then whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah: if it was Allah’s Will to harm me, could they undo that harm? Or if He willed ˹some˺ mercy for me, could they withhold His mercy?” Say, “Allah is sufficient for me. In Him ˹alone˺ the faithful put their trust.”
يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ
ٱلسِّجۡنِ
ءَأَرۡبَابٞ
مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ
خَيۡرٌ
أَمِ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ
ٱلۡقَهَّارُ
٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my fellow-prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah—the One, the Supreme?
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
رَزَقَكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
يُمِيتُكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
يُحۡيِيكُمۡۖ
هَلۡ
مِن
شُرَكَآئِكُم
مَّن
يَفۡعَلُ
مِن
ذَٰلِكُم
مِّن
شَيۡءٖۚ
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ
وَتَعَٰلَىٰ
عَمَّا
يُشۡرِكُونَ
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is Allah Who created you, then gives you provisions, then will cause you to die, and then will bring you back to life. Can any of your associate-gods do any of this? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate with Him ˹in worship˺!
قُلۡ
أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ
شُرَكَآءَكُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَرُونِي
مَاذَا
خَلَقُواْ
مِنَ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
شِرۡكٞ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
أَمۡ
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ
كِتَٰبٗا
فَهُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَيِّنَتٖ
مِّنۡهُۚ
بَلۡ
إِن
يَعِدُ
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
بَعۡضُهُم
بَعۡضًا
إِلَّا
غُرُورًا
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Have you considered your associate-gods which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Or have We given the polytheists a Book, which serves as a clear proof for them? In fact, the wrongdoers promise each other nothing but delusion.”
مَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ
أَسۡمَآءٗ
سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ
أَنتُمۡ
وَءَابَآؤُكُم
مَّآ
أَنزَلَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهَا
مِن
سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ
إِنِ
ٱلۡحُكۡمُ
إِلَّا
لِلَّهِ
أَمَرَ
أَلَّا
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
ٱلدِّينُ
ٱلۡقَيِّمُ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whatever ˹idols˺ you worship instead of Him are mere names which you and your forefathers have made up
1—a practice Allah has never authorized. It is only Allah Who decides. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright faith, but most people do not know.
۞ وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
مَا
لِيٓ
أَدۡعُوكُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ
وَتَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّارِ
٤١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my people! How is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!
وَٱذۡكُرۡ
فِي
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَۚ
إِنَّهُۥ
كَانَ
صِدِّيقٗا
نَّبِيًّا
٤١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Abraham. He was surely a man of truth and a prophet.
تَدۡعُونَنِي
لِأَكۡفُرَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَأُشۡرِكَ
بِهِۦ
مَا
لَيۡسَ
لِي
بِهِۦ
عِلۡمٞ
وَأَنَا۠
أَدۡعُوكُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
ٱلۡغَفَّٰرِ
٤٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him what I have no knowledge of, while I invite you to the Almighty, Most Forgiving.
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِأَبِيهِ
يَٰٓأَبَتِ
لِمَ
تَعۡبُدُ
مَا
لَا
يَسۡمَعُ
وَلَا
يُبۡصِرُ
وَلَا
يُغۡنِي
عَنكَ
شَيۡـٔٗا
٤٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all?
39:43 - Az-Zumar
Verse 43
أَمِ
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
شُفَعَآءَۚ
قُلۡ
أَوَلَوۡ
كَانُواْ
لَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَعۡقِلُونَ
٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Would they do so,˺ even though those ˹idols˺ have neither authority nor intelligence?”
لَا
جَرَمَ
أَنَّمَا
تَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
إِلَيۡهِ
لَيۡسَ
لَهُۥ
دَعۡوَةٞ
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَلَا
فِي
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
وَأَنَّ
مَرَدَّنَآ
إِلَى
ٱللَّهِ
وَأَنَّ
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
هُمۡ
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ٱلنَّارِ
٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There is no doubt that whatever ˹idols˺ you invite me to ˹worship˺ are not worthy to be invoked either in this world or the Hereafter.
1 ˹Undoubtedly,˺ our return is to Allah, and the transgressors will be the inmates of the Fire.
21:43 - Al-Anbya
Verse 43
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
ءَالِهَةٞ
تَمۡنَعُهُم
مِّن
دُونِنَاۚ
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
وَلَا
هُم
مِّنَّا
يُصۡحَبُونَ
٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or do they have gods—other than Us—that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us.
41:47 - Fussilat
Verse 47
۞ إِلَيۡهِ
يُرَدُّ
عِلۡمُ
ٱلسَّاعَةِۚ
وَمَا
تَخۡرُجُ
مِن
ثَمَرَٰتٖ
مِّنۡ
أَكۡمَامِهَا
وَمَا
تَحۡمِلُ
مِنۡ
أُنثَىٰ
وَلَا
تَضَعُ
إِلَّا
بِعِلۡمِهِۦۚ
وَيَوۡمَ
يُنَادِيهِمۡ
أَيۡنَ
شُرَكَآءِي
قَالُوٓاْ
ءَاذَنَّٰكَ
مَا
مِنَّا
مِن
شَهِيدٖ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
With Him ˹alone˺ is the knowledge of the Hour. No fruit comes out of its husk, nor does a female conceive or deliver without His knowledge. And ˹consider˺ the Day He will call to them, “Where are My ˹so-called˺ associate-gods?” They will cry, “We declare before you that none of us testifies to that ˹any longer˺.”
41:48 - Fussilat
Verse 48
وَضَلَّ
عَنۡهُم
مَّا
كَانُواْ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
قَبۡلُۖ
وَظَنُّواْ
مَا
لَهُم
مِّن
مَّحِيصٖ
٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whatever ˹idols˺ they used to invoke besides Allah will fail them. And they will realize that they will have no escape.
وَيَوۡمَ
يَقُولُ
نَادُواْ
شُرَكَآءِيَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
زَعَمۡتُمۡ
فَدَعَوۡهُمۡ
فَلَمۡ
يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ
لَهُمۡ
وَجَعَلۡنَا
بَيۡنَهُم
مَّوۡبِقٗا
٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹beware of˺ the Day He will say, “Call upon those you claimed were My associate-gods.” So they will call them, but will receive no response. And We will make them ˹all˺ share in the same doom.
25:55 - Al-Furqan
Verse 55
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَنفَعُهُمۡ
وَلَا
يَضُرُّهُمۡۗ
وَكَانَ
ٱلۡكَافِرُ
عَلَىٰ
رَبِّهِۦ
ظَهِيرٗا
٥٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Yet they worship besides Allah what can neither benefit nor harm them. And the disbeliever always collaborates against their Lord.
قُلِ
ٱدۡعُواْ
ٱلَّذِينَ
زَعَمۡتُم
مِّن
دُونِهِۦ
فَلَا
يَمۡلِكُونَ
كَشۡفَ
ٱلضُّرِّ
عَنكُمۡ
وَلَا
تَحۡوِيلًا
٥٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Invoke those you claim ˹to be divine˺
1 besides Him—they do not have the power to undo harm from you or transfer it ˹to someone else˺.”
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
يَبۡتَغُونَ
إِلَىٰ
رَبِّهِمُ
ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ
أَيُّهُمۡ
أَقۡرَبُ
وَيَرۡجُونَ
رَحۡمَتَهُۥ
وَيَخَافُونَ
عَذَابَهُۥٓۚ
إِنَّ
عَذَابَ
رَبِّكَ
كَانَ
مَحۡذُورٗا
٥٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Even˺ the closest ˹to Allah˺ of those invoked would be seeking a way to their Lord, hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. Indeed, your Lord’s torment is fearsome.
21:61 - Al-Anbya
Verse 61
قَالُواْ
فَأۡتُواْ
بِهِۦ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَعۡيُنِ
ٱلنَّاسِ
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
يَشۡهَدُونَ
٦١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They demanded, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺.”
21:62 - Al-Anbya
Verse 62
قَالُوٓاْ
ءَأَنتَ
فَعَلۡتَ
هَٰذَا
بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا
يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
٦٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They asked, “Was it you who did this to our gods, O Abraham?”
ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡحَقُّ
وَأَنَّ
مَا
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
هُوَ
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡعَلِيُّ
ٱلۡكَبِيرُ
٦٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That is because Allah ˹alone˺ is the Truth and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and Allah ˹alone˺ is truly the Most High, All-Great.
21:63 - Al-Anbya
Verse 63
قَالَ
بَلۡ
فَعَلَهُۥ
كَبِيرُهُمۡ
هَٰذَا
فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡ
إِن
كَانُواْ
يَنطِقُونَ
٦٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He replied ˹sarcastically˺, “No, this one—the biggest of them—did it! So ask them, if they can talk!”
21:64 - Al-Anbya
Verse 64
فَرَجَعُوٓاْ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
فَقَالُوٓاْ
إِنَّكُمۡ
أَنتُمُ
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
٦٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So they came back to their senses, saying ˹to one another˺, “You yourselves are truly the wrongdoers!”
28:64 - Al-Qasas
Verse 64
وَقِيلَ
ٱدۡعُواْ
شُرَكَآءَكُمۡ
فَدَعَوۡهُمۡ
فَلَمۡ
يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ
لَهُمۡ
وَرَأَوُاْ
ٱلۡعَذَابَۚ
لَوۡ
أَنَّهُمۡ
كَانُواْ
يَهۡتَدُونَ
٦٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It will be said ˹to the disbelievers˺, “Call upon your associate-gods ˹for help˺.” So they will call them, but will receive no response. And they will face the punishment, wishing they had been ˹rightly˺ guided!
21:65 - Al-Anbya
Verse 65
ثُمَّ
نُكِسُواْ
عَلَىٰ
رُءُوسِهِمۡ
لَقَدۡ
عَلِمۡتَ
مَا
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
يَنطِقُونَ
٦٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then they ˹quickly˺ regressed to their ˹original˺ mind-set, ˹arguing,˺ “You already know that those ˹idols˺ cannot talk.”
21:66 - Al-Anbya
Verse 66
قَالَ
أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَنفَعُكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَضُرُّكُمۡ
٦٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He rebuked ˹them˺, “Do you then worship—instead of Allah—what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?
أَلَآ
إِنَّ
لِلَّهِ
مَن
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَمَن
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
وَمَا
يَتَّبِعُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
شُرَكَآءَۚ
إِن
يَتَّبِعُونَ
إِلَّا
ٱلظَّنَّ
وَإِنۡ
هُمۡ
إِلَّا
يَخۡرُصُونَ
٦٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Certainly to Allah ˹alone˺ belong all those in the heavens and all those on the earth. And what do those who associate others with Allah really follow? They follow nothing but assumptions and do nothing but lie.
وَإِذَا
مَسَّكُمُ
ٱلضُّرُّ
فِي
ٱلۡبَحۡرِ
ضَلَّ
مَن
تَدۡعُونَ
إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُۖ
فَلَمَّا
نَجَّىٰكُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡبَرِّ
أَعۡرَضۡتُمۡۚ
وَكَانَ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
كَفُورًا
٦٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When you are touched with hardship at sea, you ˹totally˺ forget all ˹the gods˺ you ˹normally˺ invoke, except Him. But when He delivers you ˹safely˺ to shore, you turn away. Humankind is ever ungrateful.
21:67 - Al-Anbya
Verse 67
أُفّٖ
لَّكُمۡ
وَلِمَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
أَفَلَا
تَعۡقِلُونَ
٦٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Shame on you and whatever you worship instead of Allah! Do you not have any sense?”
26:69 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 69
وَٱتۡلُ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
نَبَأَ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
٦٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Relate to them ˹O Prophet˺ the story of Abraham,
26:70 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 70
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِأَبِيهِ
وَقَوۡمِهِۦ
مَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
٧٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
when he questioned his father and his people, “What is that you worship ˹besides Allah˺?”
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَمۡ
يُنَزِّلۡ
بِهِۦ
سُلۡطَٰنٗا
وَمَا
لَيۡسَ
لَهُم
بِهِۦ
عِلۡمٞۗ
وَمَا
لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ
مِن
نَّصِيرٖ
٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Yet they worship besides Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and of which they have no knowledge. The wrongdoers will have no helper.
قُلۡ
أَنَدۡعُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَنفَعُنَا
وَلَا
يَضُرُّنَا
وَنُرَدُّ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَعۡقَابِنَا
بَعۡدَ
إِذۡ
هَدَىٰنَا
ٱللَّهُ
كَٱلَّذِي
ٱسۡتَهۡوَتۡهُ
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
حَيۡرَانَ
لَهُۥٓ
أَصۡحَٰبٞ
يَدۡعُونَهُۥٓ
إِلَى
ٱلۡهُدَى
ٱئۡتِنَاۗ
قُلۡ
إِنَّ
هُدَى
ٱللَّهِ
هُوَ
ٱلۡهُدَىٰۖ
وَأُمِرۡنَا
لِنُسۡلِمَ
لِرَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Should we invoke, other than Allah, those ˹idols˺ which cannot benefit or harm us, and turn back to disbelief after Allah has guided us? ˹If we do so, we will be˺ like those disoriented by devils in the wilderness, while their companions call them to guidance, ˹saying˺, ‘Come to us!’ Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah’s guidance is the ˹only˺ true guidance. And we are commanded to submit to the Lord of all worlds,
26:71 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 71
قَالُواْ
نَعۡبُدُ
أَصۡنَامٗا
فَنَظَلُّ
لَهَا
عَٰكِفِينَ
٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “We worship idols, to which we are fully devoted.”
وَٱللَّهُ
جَعَلَ
لَكُم
مِّنۡ
أَنفُسِكُمۡ
أَزۡوَٰجٗا
وَجَعَلَ
لَكُم
مِّنۡ
أَزۡوَٰجِكُم
بَنِينَ
وَحَفَدَةٗ
وَرَزَقَكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِۚ
أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
وَبِنِعۡمَتِ
ٱللَّهِ
هُمۡ
يَكۡفُرُونَ
٧٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Allah has made for you spouses of your own kind, and given you through your spouses children and grandchildren.
1 And He has granted you good, lawful provisions. Are they then faithful to falsehood and ungrateful for Allah’s favours?
26:72 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 72
قَالَ
هَلۡ
يَسۡمَعُونَكُمۡ
إِذۡ
تَدۡعُونَ
٧٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Abraham asked, “Can they hear you when you call upon them?
26:73 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 73
أَوۡ
يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ
أَوۡ
يَضُرُّونَ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or can they benefit or harm you?”
ثُمَّ
قِيلَ
لَهُمۡ
أَيۡنَ
مَا
كُنتُمۡ
تُشۡرِكُونَ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then they will be asked, “Where are those ˹idols˺ you used to associate
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَمۡلِكُ
لَهُمۡ
رِزۡقٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Yet they worship besides Allah those ˹idols˺ who do not afford them any provision from the heavens and the earth, nor do they have the power to.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلنَّاسُ
ضُرِبَ
مَثَلٞ
فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ
لَهُۥٓۚ
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
لَن
يَخۡلُقُواْ
ذُبَابٗا
وَلَوِ
ٱجۡتَمَعُواْ
لَهُۥۖ
وَإِن
يَسۡلُبۡهُمُ
ٱلذُّبَابُ
شَيۡـٔٗا
لَّا
يَسۡتَنقِذُوهُ
مِنۡهُۚ
ضَعُفَ
ٱلطَّالِبُ
وَٱلۡمَطۡلُوبُ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O humanity! A lesson is set forth, so listen to it ˹carefully˺: those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah can never create ˹so much as˺ a fly, even if they ˹all˺ were to come together for that. And if a fly were to snatch anything away from them, they cannot ˹even˺ retrieve it from the fly. How powerless are those who invoke and those invoked!
1
وَٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
ءَالِهَةٗ
لَّعَلَّهُمۡ
يُنصَرُونَ
٧٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Still they have taken other gods besides Allah, hoping to be helped ˹by them˺.
فَلَا
تَضۡرِبُواْ
لِلَّهِ
ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَعۡلَمُ
وَأَنتُمۡ
لَا
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٧٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So do not set up equals to Allah, for Allah certainly knows and you do not know.
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
قَالُواْ
ضَلُّواْ
عَنَّا
بَل
لَّمۡ
نَكُن
نَّدۡعُواْ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
شَيۡـٔٗاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُضِلُّ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٧٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
with Allah?” They will cry, “They have ˹all˺ failed us. In fact, we did not invoke anything ˹real˺ before.” This is how Allah leaves the disbelievers to stray.
۞ ضَرَبَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَثَلًا
عَبۡدٗا
مَّمۡلُوكٗا
لَّا
يَقۡدِرُ
عَلَىٰ
شَيۡءٖ
وَمَن
رَّزَقۡنَٰهُ
مِنَّا
رِزۡقًا
حَسَنٗا
فَهُوَ
يُنفِقُ
مِنۡهُ
سِرّٗا
وَجَهۡرًاۖ
هَلۡ
يَسۡتَوُۥنَۚ
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
لِلَّهِۚ
بَلۡ
أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ
لَا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah sets forth a parable: a slave who lacks all means, compared to a ˹free˺ man to whom We granted a good provision, of which he donates ˹freely,˺ openly and secretly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah. In fact, most of them do not know.
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
لَهُمۡ
جُندٞ
مُّحۡضَرُونَ
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They cannot help the pagans, even though they serve the idols as dedicated guards.
1
5:76 - Al-Ma'idah
Verse 76
قُلۡ
أَتَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَمۡلِكُ
لَكُمۡ
ضَرّٗا
وَلَا
نَفۡعٗاۚ
وَٱللَّهُ
هُوَ
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “How can you worship besides Allah those who can neither harm nor benefit you? And Allah ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
وَضَرَبَ
ٱللَّهُ
مَثَلٗا
رَّجُلَيۡنِ
أَحَدُهُمَآ
أَبۡكَمُ
لَا
يَقۡدِرُ
عَلَىٰ
شَيۡءٖ
وَهُوَ
كَلٌّ
عَلَىٰ
مَوۡلَىٰهُ
أَيۡنَمَا
يُوَجِّههُّ
لَا
يَأۡتِ
بِخَيۡرٍ
هَلۡ
يَسۡتَوِي
هُوَ
وَمَن
يَأۡمُرُ
بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ
وَهُوَ
عَلَىٰ
صِرَٰطٖ
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Allah sets forth a parable of two men: one of them is dumb, incapable of anything. He is a burden on his master. Wherever he is sent, he brings no good. Can such a person be equal to the one who commands justice and is on the Straight Path?
1
وَٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
ءَالِهَةٗ
لِّيَكُونُواْ
لَهُمۡ
عِزّٗا
٨١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They have taken other gods, instead of Allah, seeking strength ˹and protection˺ through them.
كـَلَّاۚ
سَيَكۡفُرُونَ
بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ
وَيَكُونُونَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
ضِدًّا
٨٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But no! Those ˹gods˺ will deny their worship and turn against them.
43:86 - Az-Zukhruf
Verse 86
وَلَا
يَمۡلِكُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِ
ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ
إِلَّا
مَن
شَهِدَ
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
وَهُمۡ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٨٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹But˺ those ˹objects of worship˺ they invoke besides Him have no right to intercede, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.
1
قَالُواْ
مَآ
أَخۡلَفۡنَا
مَوۡعِدَكَ
بِمَلۡكِنَا
وَلَٰكِنَّا
حُمِّلۡنَآ
أَوۡزَارٗا
مِّن
زِينَةِ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
فَقَذَفۡنَٰهَا
فَكَذَٰلِكَ
أَلۡقَى
ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ
٨٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery,
1 then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”
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˺!”
أَفَلَا
يَرَوۡنَ
أَلَّا
يَرۡجِعُ
إِلَيۡهِمۡ
قَوۡلٗا
وَلَا
يَمۡلِكُ
لَهُمۡ
ضَرّٗا
وَلَا
نَفۡعٗا
٨٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Did they not see that it did not respond to them, nor could it protect or benefit them?
37:91 - As-Saffat
Verse 91
فَرَاغَ
إِلَىٰٓ
ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ
فَقَالَ
أَلَا
تَأۡكُلُونَ
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?
26:91 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 91
وَبُرِّزَتِ
ٱلۡجَحِيمُ
لِلۡغَاوِينَ
٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and the Hellfire will be displayed to the deviant.
37:92 - As-Saffat
Verse 92
مَا
لَكُمۡ
لَا
تَنطِقُونَ
٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”
26:92 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 92
وَقِيلَ
لَهُمۡ
أَيۡنَ
مَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡبُدُونَ
٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And it will be said to them, “Where are those you used to worship
37:93 - As-Saffat
Verse 93
فَرَاغَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
ضَرۡبَۢا
بِٱلۡيَمِينِ
٩٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.
26:93 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 93
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
هَلۡ
يَنصُرُونَكُمۡ
أَوۡ
يَنتَصِرُونَ
٩٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
besides Allah? Can they help you or even help themselves?”
37:94 - As-Saffat
Verse 94
فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهِ
يَزِفُّونَ
٩٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.
37:95 - As-Saffat
Verse 95
قَالَ
أَتَعۡبُدُونَ
مَا
تَنۡحِتُونَ
٩٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺,
37:96 - As-Saffat
Verse 96
وَٱللَّهُ
خَلَقَكُمۡ
وَمَا
تَعۡمَلُونَ
٩٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”
قَالَ
فَٱذۡهَبۡ
فَإِنَّ
لَكَ
فِي
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
أَن
تَقُولَ
لَا
مِسَاسَۖ
وَإِنَّ
لَكَ
مَوۡعِدٗا
لَّن
تُخۡلَفَهُۥۖ
وَٱنظُرۡ
إِلَىٰٓ
إِلَٰهِكَ
ٱلَّذِي
ظَلۡتَ
عَلَيۡهِ
عَاكِفٗاۖ
لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ
ثُمَّ
لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ
فِي
ٱلۡيَمِّ
نَسۡفًا
٩٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Moses said, “Go away then! And for ˹the rest of your˺ life you will surely be crying, ‘Do not touch ˹me˺!’
1 Then you will certainly have a fate
2 that you cannot escape. Now look at your god to which you have been devoted: we will burn it up, then scatter it in the sea completely.”
21:98 - Al-Anbya
Verse 98
إِنَّكُمۡ
وَمَا
تَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
حَصَبُ
جَهَنَّمَ
أَنتُمۡ
لَهَا
وَٰرِدُونَ
٩٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Certainly you ˹disbelievers˺ and whatever you worship instead of Allah will be the fuel of Hell.
1 You are ˹all˺ bound to enter it.
21:99 - Al-Anbya
Verse 99
لَوۡ
كَانَ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
ءَالِهَةٗ
مَّا
وَرَدُوهَاۖ
وَكُلّٞ
فِيهَا
خَٰلِدُونَ
٩٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had those idols been ˹true˺ gods, they would not have entered it. And they will be there forever.
21:100 - Al-Anbya
Verse 100
لَهُمۡ
فِيهَا
زَفِيرٞ
وَهُمۡ
فِيهَا
لَا
يَسۡمَعُونَ
١٠٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
In it they will groan, and will not be able to hear.
ذَٰلِكَ
مِنۡ
أَنۢبَآءِ
ٱلۡقُرَىٰ
نَقُصُّهُۥ
عَلَيۡكَۖ
مِنۡهَا
قَآئِمٞ
وَحَصِيدٞ
١٠٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
These are accounts, We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺, of the ˹destroyed˺ cities. Some are still standing ˹barren˺, while others have been mowed down.
وَمَا
ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
ظَلَمُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡۖ
فَمَآ
أَغۡنَتۡ
عَنۡهُمۡ
ءَالِهَتُهُمُ
ٱلَّتِي
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مِن
شَيۡءٖ
لَّمَّا
جَآءَ
أَمۡرُ
رَبِّكَۖ
وَمَا
زَادُوهُمۡ
غَيۡرَ
تَتۡبِيبٖ
١٠١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We did not wrong them, rather they wronged themselves. The gods they invoked beside Allah were of no help at all when the command of your Lord came, and only contributed to their ruin.
فَلَا
تَكُ
فِي
مِرۡيَةٖ
مِّمَّا
يَعۡبُدُ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِۚ
مَا
يَعۡبُدُونَ
إِلَّا
كَمَا
يَعۡبُدُ
ءَابَآؤُهُم
مِّن
قَبۡلُۚ
وَإِنَّا
لَمُوَفُّوهُمۡ
نَصِيبَهُمۡ
غَيۡرَ
مَنقُوصٖ
١٠٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So do not be in doubt ˹O Prophet˺ about what those ˹pagans˺ worship. They worship nothing except what their forefathers worshipped before ˹them˺. And We will certainly give them their share ˹of punishment˺ in full, without any reduction.
4:116 - An-Nisa
Verse 116
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
لَا
يَغۡفِرُ
أَن
يُشۡرَكَ
بِهِۦ
وَيَغۡفِرُ
مَا
دُونَ
ذَٰلِكَ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُۚ
وَمَن
يُشۡرِكۡ
بِٱللَّهِ
فَقَدۡ
ضَلَّ
ضَلَٰلَۢا
بَعِيدًا
١١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Surely Allah does not forgive associating ˹others˺ with Him ˹in worship˺,
1 but forgives anything else of whoever He wills. Indeed, whoever associates ˹others˺ with Allah has clearly gone far astray.
4:117 - An-Nisa
Verse 117
إِن
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ
إِنَٰثٗا
وَإِن
يَدۡعُونَ
إِلَّا
شَيۡطَٰنٗا
مَّرِيدٗا
١١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Instead of Allah, they only invoke female gods
1 and they ˹actually˺ invoke none but a rebellious Satan—
4:118 - An-Nisa
Verse 118
لَّعَنَهُ
ٱللَّهُۘ
وَقَالَ
لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ
مِنۡ
عِبَادِكَ
نَصِيبٗا
مَّفۡرُوضٗا
١١٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
cursed by Allah—who said, “I will surely take hold of a certain number of Your servants.
4:119 - An-Nisa
Verse 119
وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمۡ
وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمۡ
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ
فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ
ءَاذَانَ
ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
وَلَأٓمُرَنَّهُمۡ
فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ
خَلۡقَ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَمَن
يَتَّخِذِ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
وَلِيّٗا
مِّن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَقَدۡ
خَسِرَ
خُسۡرَانٗا
مُّبِينٗا
١١٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I will certainly mislead them and delude them with empty hopes. Also, I will order them and they will slit the ears of cattle
1 and alter Allah’s creation.” And whoever takes Satan as a guardian instead of Allah has certainly suffered a tremendous loss.
4:120 - An-Nisa
Verse 120
يَعِدُهُمۡ
وَيُمَنِّيهِمۡۖ
وَمَا
يَعِدُهُمُ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
إِلَّا
غُرُورًا
١٢٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Satan only makes them ˹false˺ promises and deludes them with ˹empty˺ hopes. Truly Satan promises them nothing but delusion.
37:123 - As-Saffat
Verse 123
وَإِنَّ
إِلۡيَاسَ
لَمِنَ
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
١٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.
37:124 - As-Saffat
Verse 124
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ
أَلَا
تَتَّقُونَ
١٢٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
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—
7:189 - Al-A'raf
Verse 189
۞ هُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
خَلَقَكُم
مِّن
نَّفۡسٖ
وَٰحِدَةٖ
وَجَعَلَ
مِنۡهَا
زَوۡجَهَا
لِيَسۡكُنَ
إِلَيۡهَاۖ
فَلَمَّا
تَغَشَّىٰهَا
حَمَلَتۡ
حَمۡلًا
خَفِيفٗا
فَمَرَّتۡ
بِهِۦۖ
فَلَمَّآ
أَثۡقَلَت
دَّعَوَا
ٱللَّهَ
رَبَّهُمَا
لَئِنۡ
ءَاتَيۡتَنَا
صَٰلِحٗا
لَّنَكُونَنَّ
مِنَ
ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
١٨٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who created you from a single soul, then from it made its spouse so he may find comfort in her. After he had been united with her, she carried a light burden that developed gradually. When it grew heavy, they prayed to Allah, their Lord, “If you grant us good offspring, we will certainly be grateful.”
7:190 - Al-A'raf
Verse 190
فَلَمَّآ
ءَاتَىٰهُمَا
صَٰلِحٗا
جَعَلَا
لَهُۥ
شُرَكَآءَ
فِيمَآ
ءَاتَىٰهُمَاۚ
فَتَعَٰلَى
ٱللَّهُ
عَمَّا
يُشۡرِكُونَ
١٩٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But when He granted their descendants good offspring, they associated false gods in what He has given them. Exalted is Allah above what they associate ˹with Him˺!
7:191 - Al-A'raf
Verse 191
أَيُشۡرِكُونَ
مَا
لَا
يَخۡلُقُ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَهُمۡ
يُخۡلَقُونَ
١٩١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do they associate ˹with Allah˺ those ˹idols˺ which cannot create anything, but are in fact created;
7:192 - Al-A'raf
Verse 192
وَلَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
لَهُمۡ
نَصۡرٗا
وَلَآ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
يَنصُرُونَ
١٩٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
which cannot help them, or even help themselves?
7:193 - Al-A'raf
Verse 193
وَإِن
تَدۡعُوهُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡهُدَىٰ
لَا
يَتَّبِعُوكُمۡۚ
سَوَآءٌ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
أَدَعَوۡتُمُوهُمۡ
أَمۡ
أَنتُمۡ
صَٰمِتُونَ
١٩٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And if you ˹idolaters˺ call upon them for guidance, they cannot respond to you. It is all the same whether you call them or remain silent.
7:194 - Al-A'raf
Verse 194
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
عِبَادٌ
أَمۡثَالُكُمۡۖ
فَٱدۡعُوهُمۡ
فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيبُواْ
لَكُمۡ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
صَٰدِقِينَ
١٩٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah are created beings like yourselves. So call upon them and see if they will answer you, if your claims are true!
7:195 - Al-A'raf
Verse 195
أَلَهُمۡ
أَرۡجُلٞ
يَمۡشُونَ
بِهَآۖ
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
أَيۡدٖ
يَبۡطِشُونَ
بِهَآۖ
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
أَعۡيُنٞ
يُبۡصِرُونَ
بِهَآۖ
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
ءَاذَانٞ
يَسۡمَعُونَ
بِهَاۗ
قُلِ
ٱدۡعُواْ
شُرَكَآءَكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
كِيدُونِ
فَلَا
تُنظِرُونِ
١٩٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do they have feet to walk with? Or hands to hold with? Or eyes to see with? Or ears to hear with? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon your associate-gods and conspire against me without delay!
7:196 - Al-A'raf
Verse 196
إِنَّ
وَلِـِّۧيَ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِي
نَزَّلَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۖ
وَهُوَ
يَتَوَلَّى
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
١٩٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
“Indeed, my Protector is Allah Who has revealed this Book. For He ˹alone˺ protects the righteous.
7:197 - Al-A'raf
Verse 197
وَٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
يَنصُرُونَ
١٩٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But those ˹false gods˺ you call besides Him can neither help you nor even themselves.”
7:198 - Al-A'raf
Verse 198
وَإِن
تَدۡعُوهُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلۡهُدَىٰ
لَا
يَسۡمَعُواْۖ
وَتَرَىٰهُمۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَيۡكَ
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يُبۡصِرُونَ
١٩٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If you ˹idolaters˺ call them to guidance, they cannot hear. And you ˹O Prophet˺ may see them facing towards you, but they cannot see.