Al-Isrá 17:57 اولايك الذين يدعون يبتغون الى ربهم الوسيلة ايهم اقرب ويرجون رحمته ويخافون عذابه ان عذاب ربك كان محذورا ٥٧
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
يَدۡعُونَ
يَبۡتَغُونَ
إِلَىٰ
رَبِّهِمُ
ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ
أَيُّهُمۡ
أَقۡرَبُ
وَيَرۡجُونَ
رَحۡمَتَهُۥ
وَيَخَافُونَ
عَذَابَهُۥٓۚ
إِنَّ
عَذَابَ
رَبِّكَ
كَانَ
مَحۡذُورٗا
٥٧
˹Even˺ the closest ˹to Allah˺ of those invoked would be seeking a way to their Lord, hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. Indeed, your Lord’s torment is fearsome.
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to Allah
Allah says:
قُلْ
(Say) O Muhammad to these idolators who worship things other than Allah,
ادْعُواْ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ
(Call upon those - besides Him whom you pretend.) such as idols an
…The gods of the Idolators can neither benefit nor harm; rather they themselves seek to draw close to Allah
Allah says:
قُلْ
(Say) O Muhammad to these ido
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