Al-Anbiyá 21:43 ام لهم الهة تمنعهم من دوننا لا يستطيعون نصر انفسهم ولا هم منا يصحبون ٤٣
أَمۡ
لَهُمۡ
ءَالِهَةٞ
تَمۡنَعُهُم
مِّن
دُونِنَاۚ
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
وَلَا
هُم
مِّنَّا
يُصۡحَبُونَ
٤٣
Or do they have gods—other than Us—that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Lessons to be learned from Those Who mocked the Messengers in the Past
Allah says consoling His Messenger for the pain and insult caused by the mockery and disbelief of the idolators,
وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِىءَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِء
…The Lessons to be learned from Those Who mocked the Messengers in the Past
Allah says consoling His Messenger for the pain and insult caused by the moc
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