قُلۡ
إِنَّمَآ
أَدۡعُواْ
رَبِّي
وَلَآ
أُشۡرِكُ
بِهِۦٓ
أَحَدٗا
٢٠
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner.
— M. Pickthall
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
— Saheeh International
Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to worship Allah Alone and shun Shirk
Allah commands His servants to single Him out alone for worship and that none should be supplicated to along with Him, nor should any partners be associated with Him. As Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement,
وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْ
…The Command to worship Allah Alone and shun Shirk
Allah commands His servants to single Him out alone for worship and that none should be supplicated t
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