إِن
يَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦٓ
إِلَّآ
إِنَٰثٗا
وَإِن
يَدۡعُونَ
إِلَّا
شَيۡطَٰنٗا
مَّرِيدٗا
١١٧
They invoke in His stead only females; they pray to none else than Satan, a rebel
— M. Pickthall
(The Pagans), leaving Him, call but upon female deities: They call but upon satan the persistent rebel!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Shirk Shall not be Forgiven, in Reality the Idolators Worship Shaytan
We talked about Allah's statement,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ
(Verily, Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills, sins other
…Shirk Shall not be Forgiven, in Reality the Idolators Worship Shaytan
We talked about Allah's statement,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَ
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