Al-A’ráf 7:197 والذين تدعون من دونه لا يستطيعون نصركم ولا انفسهم ينصرون ١٩٧
وَٱلَّذِينَ
تَدۡعُونَ
مِن
دُونِهِۦ
لَا
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
نَصۡرَكُمۡ
وَلَآ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
يَنصُرُونَ
١٩٧
But those ˹false gods˺ you call besides Him can neither help you nor even themselves.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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