Al-Anbiyá 21:66 قال افتعبدون من دون الله ما لا ينفعكم شييا ولا يضركم ٦٦
قَالَ
أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَنفَعُكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَا
يَضُرُّكُمۡ
٦٦
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
— Saheeh International
He rebuked ˹them˺, “Do you then worship—instead of Allah—what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The People's admission of their gods' incapability, and Ibrahim's preaching
Allah tells us that when Ibrahim said what he said, his people
فَرَجَعُواْ إِلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ
(turned to themselves) meaning, they blamed themselves for not taking precautions and protecting their gods. They said:
إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُ
…The People's admission of their gods' incapability, and Ibrahim's preaching
Allah tells us that when Ibrahim said what he said, his people
فَرَجَعُواْ إ
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