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
They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth? Praised be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)!
— M. Pickthall
And they worship other than Allāh that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allāh." Say, "Do you inform Allāh of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
— Saheeh International
They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens or on earth?- Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!"
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
What do the Idolators believe about Their Gods
Allah reproaches the idolators that worshipped others beside Allah, thinking that those gods would intercede for them before Allah. Allah states that these gods do not harm or benefit. They don't have any authority over anything, nor do they own anything
…What do the Idolators believe about Their Gods
Allah reproaches the idolators that worshipped others beside Allah, thinking that those gods would inter
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