Ash-Shuura 42:9 ام اتخذوا من دونه اولياء فالله هو الولي وهو يحيي الموتى وهو على كل شيء قدير ٩
أَمِ
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
أَوۡلِيَآءَۖ
فَٱللَّهُ
هُوَ
ٱلۡوَلِيُّ
وَهُوَ
يُحۡيِ
ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
وَهُوَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٞ
٩
How can they take protectors besides Him? Allah alone is the Protector. He ˹alone˺ gives life to the dead. And He ˹alone˺ is Most Capable of everything.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides Him? But Allāh - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
— Saheeh International
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator
Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True God, and it is not right to worship anyone except Him Alone. He is the One Who is able to bring the dead back to life and He is Able to do all things.
…Allah is the Protector, Ruler and Creator
Here Allah denounces the idolators for taking other gods instead of Allah, and declares that He is the True G
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