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16:20
والذين يدعون من دون الله لا يخلقون شييا وهم يخلقون ٢٠
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَخْلُقُونَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ ٢٠
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But those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Allah cannot create anything—they themselves are created.
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Readings
يَدْعُوْنَ
yadʿūna
“those whom they invoke”
This is a third-person reference to the idolaters.
تَدْعُوْنَ
tadʿūna
“those whom you (pl.) invoke”
In this reading, the idolaters are addressed directly.

Explanation

These readings amount to the same meaning.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran