Yasyn 36:75 لا يستطيعون نصرهم وهم لهم جند محضرون ٧٥
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَهُمۡ
وَهُمۡ
لَهُمۡ
جُندٞ
مُّحۡضَرُونَ
٧٥
They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.1
— Saheeh International
They cannot help the pagans, even though they serve the idols as dedicated guards.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The gods of the Idolators are not able to help Them
Allah denounces the idolators for taking the idols as gods alongside Allah, hoping that those gods will help them and provide for them and bring them closer to Allah. Allah says:
لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ
(They cannot help them,) meaning, those go
…The gods of the Idolators are not able to help Them
Allah denounces the idolators for taking the idols as gods alongside Allah, hoping that those gods
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